{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-20-130","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-20-130","heading":"Patient transfers from mental health facilities.","body":"If a person is a patient in a mental health facility and the professional person, as defined in 53-21-102, in charge of the patient determines that the patient is suffering from a developmental disability rather than mental illness and should more properly be committed to a residential facility or an appropriate less restrictive alternative, the professional person shall commence proceedings to effect a commitment, consistent with the procedures set forth in this part for commitments generally.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 20. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES","Part 1. Treatment"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0200/part_0010/section_0300/0530-0200-0010-0300.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:22Z","sha256":"23392212ffe987077fafef88ccaf1eda112d331846656faf0c029734f93e8e4a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-20-129","next":"us-mt/53-20-131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}