Sec. 10. 34-B MRSA §5468, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is amended to read:

After completing the tasks specified in section 5467, subsection 2, the commissioner shall forthwith cause a comprehensive evaluation of the client, including a consideration of physical, emotional, social and cognitive factors, to be conducted if a recent comprehensive and informative evaluation is not already available to the department.

Sec. 11. 34-B MRSA §5469, sub-§2, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 580, §20, are amended to read:

A. The department, through the regional office, shall determine the client's case management status and develop a prescriptive program personal plan or service plan, or both; and

B. If a prescriptive program plan is to be developed, the The department, through the interdisciplinary planning team, shall develop and begin to implement a prescriptive program personal plan or service plan for the client within 60 days of the application made under section 5467 within 45 days of the date of the determination of eligibility.__ Implementation of the plan is governed by section 5471, subsection 4.

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Sec. 13. 34-B MRSA §5470, as amended by PL 1983, c. 580, §21, is repealed.