| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §6201, sub-§4 is enacted to read: |
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| | 4.__Wraparound model of care.__"Wraparound model of care" | means a community-based system of services and supports for | children that is funded by multiple state and federal sources | that are pooled and redistributed based on the supports | identified in a family-centered treatment plan. |
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| | Sec. 2. 34-B MRSA §6203, sub-§1, ¶K, as amended by PL 1993, c. 624, §3, | is further amended to read: |
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| K. Establish a procedure to obtain assistance and advice | from consumers of mental health services regarding the | selection of contractors when requests for proposals are | issued for mental health services; and |
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| | Sec. 3. 34-B MRSA §6203, sub-§1, ¶L, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 624, §4, | is amended to read: |
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| L. Require that a contract under this subsection that is | subject to renewal be awarded through a request-for-proposal | procedure if the department determines that: |
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| (1) The provider has breached the existing contract; |
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| (2) The provider has failed to correct deficiencies | cited by the department; |
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| (3) The provider is inefficient or ineffective in the | delivery of services and is unable or unwilling to | improve its performance within a reasonable time; or |
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| (4) The provider can not or will not respond to a | reconfiguration of service delivery requested by the | department.; and |
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| | Sec. 4. 34-B MRSA §6203, sub-§1, ¶M is enacted to read: |
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| M.__Ensure that funding available for services to children | is expended based on a wraparound model of care. |
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| | Sec. 5. 34-B MRSA §6203, sub-§2, ¶H is enacted to read: |
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| H.__The plan must separately indicate the amount of funding | expended for services to children based on a wraparound | model of care.__The plan must also identify any state rule | or federal regulation that prohibits funds from being pooled | and redistributed based on the needs of the child. |
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