Sec. 12. 34-B MRSA §5469, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §57, is further amended to read:

3. Preschool child. If the report of the comprehensive evaluation concludes that a child, aged 0 to 5 years, is developmentally delayed and is in need of infant development services or other early intervention services:

A. The department, through the regional office, shall develop a prescriptive program personal plan or service plan, or both; and

B. If a prescriptive program personal plan is to be developed, the department, through the interdisciplinary planning team, shall develop and begin to implement a prescriptive program personal plan for the client within 60 days of the application made under section 5467.

Sec. 13. 34-B MRSA §5470, as amended by PL 1983, c. 580, §21, is repealed.

Sec. 14. 34-B MRSA §5470-A is enacted to read:

§5470-A.__Personal planning process

1.__Process.__The personal planning process must:

A.__Be understandable to the client and in plain language, and if the client is deaf or nonverbal, uses sign language or speaks another language, the process must include qualified interpreters;

B.__Focus on the client's choice;

C.__Reflect and be supportive of the client's goals and aspirations;

D.__Be developed at the direction of the client and include people whom the client chooses to participate;

E.__Be flexible enough to change as new opportunities arise;