{"data":{"id":"us-mt/52-2-121","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"52-2-121","heading":"Development of state permanent placement policy and plan.","body":"The department shall develop a state permanent placement policy and plan for children in the state's child welfare system. The state plan must include, at a minimum:\n(1) a plan that includes locating a permanent home for any child that has been in foster care for more than 1 year;\n(2) the number of children impacted by the plan;\n(3) identification of priorities in placement alternatives;\n(4) identification of various strategies for improvement of the child welfare system and of an action plan to implement these strategies;\n(5) interim findings and identification of barriers to permanent placement of children and recommendations to reduce or eliminate those barriers; and\n(6) steps taken by the department to sustain systemic change in placement of children in out-of-home care.","path":["TITLE 52. FAMILY SERVICES","CHAPTER 2. CHILDREN'S SERVICES","Part 1. Child Welfare Services"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0520/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0210/0520-0020-0010-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:45Z","sha256":"9b751ea85f9887828f80ef5b898272b36f3aecca04b66a3032eba1bbfaece359","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/52-2-119","next":"us-mt/52-2-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}