PUBLIC Law, Chapter 19, LD 45, 125th Maine State Legislature
An Act To Allow Marriage and Family Therapists To Provide Related Services in Public Schools

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An Act To Allow Marriage and Family Therapists To Provide Related Services in Public Schools
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §7007  is enacted to read:
§ 7007. Related services
Related services must be provided by qualified individuals employed or contracted by the school administrative unit in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to section 7005.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §7251-A, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 395, Pt. A, §74, is amended to read:
§ 7251-A.Local special education services; related services
A school administrative unit may offer or contract for special education services. A school administrative unit may also offer or contract for related services in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to section 7005.
Sec. 3. Rules amended; marriage and family therapists. The Commissioner of Education shall amend its rules in Chapter 101: Maine Unified Special Education Regulation Birth to Age Twenty to clarify that a person licensed as a marriage and family therapist under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, chapter 119 is qualified to:
1. Serve as a qualified evaluator for children 3 to 20 years of age as described in Section IV, subsection 2, paragraph G of the rule;
2. Provide related services to children with disabilities as described in Section XI of the rule; and
3. Serve as a qualified licensed contractor pursuant to a contract for the provision of related services to children with disabilities as described in Section XVIII, subsection 1, paragraph C, subparagraph (3), division (a) of the rule.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 125th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.

HP0038, Signed on 2011-04-01 00:00:00.0 - First Regular Session - 125th Maine Legislature, page