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34-B §5466. Advocate

§5466. Advocate 1.  Entitlement.  Each client who receives services under sections 5467 to 5471 is entitled to have access to an advocate.   [PL 2013, c. 21, §9 (AMD).] 2.  List.  The commissioner shall develop a list of advocates for each region.   [PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §55 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, […]

34-B §5467. Application and preliminary procedures

§5467. Application and preliminary procedures 1.  Application.  An application for adult developmental services, on a form provided by the commissioner, must be initiated at or referred to a regional office of the department. Except for referrals identifying a possible need for adult protective services, the department shall accept only those referrals to which the client […]

34-B §5468. Evaluation

§5468. Evaluation After completing the tasks specified in section 5467, subsection 2, the commissioner shall cause a comprehensive evaluation of the client, including a consideration of physical, emotional, social and cognitive factors, to be conducted if a recent comprehensive and informative evaluation is not already available to the department.   [PL 2003, c. 389, §10 […]

34-B §5469. Report

§5469. Report Within 90 days of the day of the application made under section 5467, the department shall obtain a report of the comprehensive evaluation made under section 5468, which must state specifically whether or not the client has an intellectual disability or autism.   [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §112 (AMD).] 1.  Client […]

34-B §5470-B. Personal planning

§5470-B. Personal planning 1.  Right to personal planning.  Every adult with an intellectual disability or autism who is eligible for services must be provided the opportunity to engage in a personal planning process in which the needs and desires of the person are articulated and identified.   [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §113 (AMD).] […]