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

 
Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §6201, sub-§4 is enacted to read:

 
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.

 
Sec. 2. 34-B MRSA §6203, sub-§1, ¶K, as amended by PL 1993, c. 624, §3,
is further amended to read:

 
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

 
Sec. 3. 34-B MRSA §6203, sub-§1, ¶L, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 624, §4,
is amended to read:

 
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:

 
(1) The provider has breached the existing contract;

 
(2) The provider has failed to correct deficiencies
cited by the department;

 
(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

 
(4) The provider can not or will not respond to a
reconfiguration of service delivery requested by the
department.; and

 
Sec. 4. 34-B MRSA §6203, sub-§1, ¶M is enacted to read:

 
M.__Ensure that funding available for services to children
is expended based on a wraparound model of care.

 
Sec. 5. 34-B MRSA §6203, sub-§2, ¶H is enacted to read:

 
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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