SP0495
LD 1360
Second Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature
S "A" to C "A", Filing Number S-517, Sponsored by MILLS P
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LR 1770
Item 4
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Amend the amendment in section 29 in §3873-A by striking out all of subsection 10 and inserting the following:

10 Limitation.   The director of an ACT team or the chief administrative officer of a nonstate mental health institution may apply to the District Court to obtain an order under subsection 1 to admit a patient to a progressive treatment program administered by an ACT team only if the ACT team:
A Was in existence on the effective date of this section;
B Complies with nationally recognized essential standards and basic principles for the provision of mental health services at the ACT team level as identified in rules adopted by the department; and
C Meets the criteria for ACT teams set forth in section 3801, subsection 11 and applicable state rules and federal laws and regulations.

Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

SUMMARY

This amendment clarifies the intent of Committee Amendment "A" regarding the limitation on the expansion of the number or sizes of ACT teams.


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