Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Adopt Rules Regarding the Licensing of New Opioid Treatment Programs
Sec. 1. Rulemaking. Resolved: That, by November 1, 2005, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse shall adopt rules regarding the licensing of new opioid treatment programs to clarify that certificate of need requirements are controlled by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 103-A and to require the following regarding the licensing process: early discussions among representatives of the proposed program, the municipality and residents of the municipality about the proposed program and options for siting; notice to the public in a local newspaper regarding the proposed program and a public meeting to discuss the program; a public meeting for representatives of the proposed program to present information about opioid treatment and plans for the program and for the public to provide input regarding those plans; and annual meetings for licensed opioid treatment programs and their boards with the municipalities in which they are located and municipal law enforcement and residents. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Effective September 17, 2005.
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