{"data":{"id":"us-mt/41-3-209","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"41-3-209","heading":"Reports to office of child and family ombudsman.","body":"(1) The department shall report to the office of the child and family ombudsman\nwithin 1 business day, a death of a child who, within the last 12 months:\n(a) had been the subject of a report of abuse or neglect;\n(b) had been the subject of an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect;\n(c) was in out-of-home care at the time of the child's death; or\n(d) had received services from the department under a written prevention plan;\n(2) The department shall report to the office of the child and family ombudsman within 5 business days:\n(a) any criminal act concerning the abuse or neglect of a child;\n(b) any critical incident, including but not limited to elopement, a suicide attempt, rape, nonroutine hospitalizations, and neglect or abuse by a substitute care provider, involving a child who is receiving services from the department pursuant to this chapter; or\n(c) a third report received within the last 12 months about a child at risk of or who is suspected of being abused or neglected.\n(3) The department shall report to the ombudsman as required under 41-3-1212 on its response to findings, conclusions, and recommendations made in cases investigated by the ombudsman.","path":["TITLE 41. MINORS","CHAPTER 3. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT","Part 2. Reports and Investigations"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0410/chapter_0030/part_0020/section_0090/0410-0030-0020-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:05Z","sha256":"06ab0bac67817c74f47c27ec90d80cf1371ea46fd7fcb4d081de2dbc721ab720","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/41-3-208","next":"us-mt/41-3-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}