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by the appropriate officers of the correctional or detention
facility.

 
E. Admission to a hospital under this section has no effect
upon a sentence then being served or a commitment then in
effect. The sentence continues to run and the commitment
remains in force, unless terminated in accordance with law.

 
Sec. B-4. PL 2001, c. 659, Pt. H, §1, is repealed and the following
enacted in its place:

 
Sec.* H-1.__Use of medications to treat mentally ill persons.__The Department of
Corrections formulary of medications to treat persons with mental
illness must be comparable to the formulary used by the State's
mental health institutes and must be consistent with the
MaineCare program.__The department shall ensure that effective
medications are available and used and that clinical care needs
primarily govern the use of medications.

 
Sec. B-5. Retroactivity. That section of this Part that enacts the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-A, section 3031-B applies
retroactively to July 1, 2004.

 
PART C

 
Sec. C-1. 17-A MRSA c. 54-E, as amended, is repealed.

 
Sec. C-2. 34-A MRSA §5003, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 502,
Pt. F, §31, is further amended to read:

 
B. This subsection applies to interferences with the
probation of probationers who are under the supervision and
control of the department at the request of other states
under terms of the Uniform Act for Out-of-State Parolee
Supervision Interstate Compact for Adult Offender
Supervision and the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.

 
Sec. C-3. 34-A MRSA §5003, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1995, c. 502,
Pt. F, §31, is further amended to read:

 
B. This subsection applies to interferences with the parole
of parolees who are under the supervision and control of the
department at the request of other states under terms of the
Uniform Act for Out-of-State Parolee Supervision Interstate
Compact for Adult Offender Supervision and the Interstate
Compact for Juveniles.

 
Sec. C-4. 34-A MRSA c. 9, sub-c. 5, as amended, is repealed.


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