C. Another type of formal written program plan exists; or

D. The client has either a single service need or routine service coordination needs.

Sec. 6. 34-B MRSA §5462, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1983, c. 580, §15, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

B.__The development of a personal plan or service plan for the delivery and coordination of services to the person through a personal planning process.

Sec. 7. 34-B MRSA §5463, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is amended to read:

§5463. Notice

The commissioner shall provide the client, if he the client is competent,; the client's next of kin or guardian, if any exists,; and the client's advocate with timely written notice in advance of procedures and actions to be taken with respect to the development, implementation and assessment of prescriptive program personal plans and service plans.

Sec. 8. 34-B MRSA §5465, sub-§2, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, are amended to read:

A. The membership, functions and procedures of the interdisciplinary planning teams;

B. The procedures to be used in developing prescriptive programs personal plans and service plans and service agreements;

Sec. 9. 34-B MRSA §5467, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §56, is further amended to read:

§5467. Application and preliminary procedures

1. Application. An application for mental retardation 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 or client's guardian has consented.