An Act To Amend the Department of Health and Human Services' Progressive Treatment Program
Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §3873, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. BBBB, §14 and affected by §20, is amended to read:
(1) Be 21 19 years of age or older;
(2) Have been clinically determined to be suffering from a severe and persistent mental illness;
(3) Have been under an order of involuntary commitment to a state mental health institute at the time of filing of the application for progressive treatment; and
(4) Have been clinically determined to be in need of the progressive treatment program in order to prevent interruptions in treatment, relapse and deterioration of mental health and to enable the person to survive safely in a community setting in the reasonably foreseeable future without posing a likelihood of serious harm as defined in section 3801, subsection 4, paragraph D. A determination under this subparagraph must be based on current behavior, treatment history, documented history of positive responses to treatment while hospitalized, relapse and deterioration of mental health after discharge and inability to make informed decisions regarding treatment.
Sec. 2. 34-B MRSA §3873, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. BBBB, §14 and affected by, §20, is amended to read:
Sec. 3. 34-B MRSA §3873, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:
Sec. 4. 34-B MRSA §3873, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 519, Pt. BBBB, §14 and affected by §20, is amended to read:
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This bill provides for an extension of up to 6 months of the period of participation in the Department of Health and Human Services' progressive treatment program for a person suffering from a severe and persistent mental illness who has been involuntarily committed to a state mental health institute and who has been participating in the progressive treatment program. This bill also changes the age for participating in the progressive treatment program from 21 years of age and older to 19 years of age and older.