34-B §1219. State strategy for preventing imprisonment of persons with serious mental illness
§1219. State strategy for preventing imprisonment of persons with serious mental illness 1. Development of state strategy. The department shall develop a comprehensive state strategy for preventing the inappropriate incarceration of seriously mentally ill individuals and for diverting those individuals away from the criminal justice system. This strategy must be developed with the active participation […]
34-B §1403-A. Pineland Center Board of Visitors (REPEALED)
§1403-A. Pineland Center Board of Visitors (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 70, §2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 360, §H2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 395, §G13 (RP). PL 1995, c. 395, §G20 (AFF).
34-B §1220. Mental health services to persons on probation
§1220. Mental health services to persons on probation The department shall designate at least one individual within each of the 7 areas described in section 3608, subsection 1‑A to act as liaison to the District Courts and Superior Courts of the State and to the Department of Corrections in its administration of probation and parole […]
34-B §1404. Legal actions
§1404. Legal actions 1. Contract actions. Actions founded on any contract made with the State Purchasing Agent, or with any official of the department under the authority granted by the State Purchasing Agent, on behalf of any of the state institutions may be brought by the official making the contract or that official’s successor in […]
34-B §1221. Plans for the homeless
§1221. Plans for the homeless The regional housing coordinator for each region shall convene a working group annually to develop a plan that states how mental health or substance use disorder services needed by individuals using homeless shelters will be provided. Each working group shall submit a plan annually to the community service network established […]
34-B §1405. Emergencies
§1405. Emergencies When emergency situations are certified by the chief administrative officer of a state institution to exist at the institution, the commissioner may, with the approval of the Governor, assign departmental personnel as may be necessary to assist in controlling the emergency situation. [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).] 1. Temporary assignment. The […]
34-B §1222. County jail mental illness treatment pilot programs
§1222. County jail mental illness treatment pilot programs The department, together with the Department of Corrections, shall convene a stakeholder group, which must include at a minimum representatives of mental health providers, county jail facilities, advocacy groups, persons with mental illness who are or have been incarcerated in jail and families of persons with mental […]
34-B §1223. Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board
§1223. Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board 1. Composition. The Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board, as established by Title 5, section 12004‑J, subsection 15 and referred to in this section as “the board,” consists of 15 members appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees proposed by the board pursuant to […]
34-B §1224. Processing fee
§1224. Processing fee Beginning October 1, 2010, a facility or health care provider subject to the licensing provisions of section 1203‑A shall pay a processing fee not to exceed $10 to the department for the reissuance of a license when the licensee made changes that require the reissuance of a license. [PL 2009, c. […]
34-B §1225. Criminal background checks (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 34-B, SECTION 1224)
§1225. Criminal background checks (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 34-B, SECTION 1224) Beginning October 1, 2010, a facility or health care provider subject to the licensing provisions of section 1203‑A, prior to hiring an individual who will work in direct contact with a consumer or who has direct access to a consumer’s property, personally identifiable information, financial […]