§1215. Interim assistance payments The department shall establish and maintain a nonlapsing revolving fund to provide interim assistance payments to Supplemental Security Income recipients: [PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. B, §45 (NEW).] 1. Benefits for hospitalization. Whose benefits have been terminated while they were hospitalized and who are reapplying for benefits because of their […]
§1216. Consumer Advisory Board (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 349, §2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 127, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §§K22,23 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 356, §6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 356, §31 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 695, Pt. D, §1 (AMD). MRSA T. 34-B §1216, sub-§4 (RP).
§1217. Application of consent decree It is the intent of the Legislature that the principles of the consent decree issued on August 2, 1990 by the Superior Court, Kennebec County, in Civil Action Docket No. 89-88 as they relate to the development of a comprehensive mental health system apply to all persons with severe and […]
§1218. Services to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing 1. Mental health services. The department shall provide accommodations and services for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing in order to provide access to mental health programs funded or licensed by the department. These accommodations must include, but are not limited to, the following: A. […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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 […]
§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. […]
§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 […]
§1226. Resources available for patients entering residential care facilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 461, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 34-B §1226, sub-§3 (RP).
§1227. Health-related services for children from birth to 5 years of age to access education 1. Services required. The department shall provide reimbursement for health-related services that are required for children from birth to 5 years of age to access their education. Health-related services may include, but are not limited to, physical therapy, occupational therapy, […]
