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retarded and therefore requires treatment, stating his | the professional's reasons for his the professional's | opinion; |
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| | Sec. 19. 34-B MRSA §5476, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1983, | c. 580, §23, is amended to read: |
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| | Any client recommended for admission to a mental retardation | facility pursuant to section 5470 may be admitted by judicial | commitment according to the following procedures. |
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| | Sec. 20. 34-B MRSA §5478, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 580, | §26, is amended to read: |
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| A. A prescriptive program personal plan or service plan, as | provided in section 5470, has been agreed to by the | superintendent chief administrative officer of the facility | and the guardian; |
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| | Sec. 21. 34-B MRSA §5479, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is | amended to read: |
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| §5479. Post-admission responsibilities of the department |
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| | 1. Provision of care and treatment. Post-admission care and | treatment in a facility is governed as follows. |
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| A. An initial service agreement for services to be received | in the facility shall must be executed within 5 days of | admission and shall must include a date, within 30 days of | the client's admission to the facility, for a meeting of the | persons who signed the agreement to assess and, if | necessary, refine the client's prescriptive program personal | plan or service plan. |
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| B. While residing in the facility, the client shall must | receive care, treatment and services only according to the | procedures set forth in this section and in sections 5470 | and section 5471. |
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| | 2. Preparation for discharge. Preparation for a client's | discharge from a facility is governed as follows. |
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| A. When an interdisciplinary a planning team finds that the | client may be ready for discharge and determines that temporary | placement of the client in the community is required to assist in | its evaluation of the client, the team may recommend that | placement and shall develop a prescriptive program personal plan | or service plan and |
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