CHAPTER 388

H.P. 1085 - L.D. 1480

An Act To Change the Time Requirement for Mental Retardation

Evaluations

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §5469, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1983, c. 580, §20, is amended to read:

Within 30 90 days of the day of the application made under section 5467, the department shall obtain a report of the comprehensive evaluation made under section 5468, which shall must state specifically in the report whether or not the client is mentally retarded.

Sec. 2. Report. The Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by January 30, 2004 regarding the length of time from application to completion of the comprehensive evaluation report for individuals who applied for mental retardation services during calendar year 2003. The department shall provide the committee with an accounting of the number of days between the date the application was made and the date the comprehensive evaluation report was completed for each application for mental retardation services received by the department during that period. The department shall also provide the committee with summary statistics, including the median number of days between application and report, for all