Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 83 - Social Workers

• accredited educational institution: is a n institution accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or its successor or other organization approved by the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7001-A
• Asynchronous encounter: means an interaction between a client and a person licensed under this chapter through a system that has the ability to store digital information, including, but not limited to, still images, video files, audio files, text files and other relevant data, and to transmit such information without requiring the simultaneous presence of the client and the person licensed under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7071
• Bulk milk hauler and sampler: means a person who collects samples and transports raw milk from a farm or raw milk products to or from a farm, milk plant, receiving station or transfer station and has in that person's possession a permit from any state to sample such products. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• certified social worker - independent practice: is a person who was licensed as a certified social worker and permitted to engage in the independent practice of social work pursuant to section 7052, before January 1, 1985. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7001-A
• clinical setting: is a setting where mental disorders are evaluated, prevented, diagnosed and treated using psychosocial evaluation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7001-A
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the commissioner's duly authorized agent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Conversion therapy: means any practice or treatment that seeks or claims to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including, but not limited to, any effort to change gender expression or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions, feelings or behavior toward others based on the individual's gender. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 59-C
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• heat-treated: means processed by heating every particle of milk to a temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 30 minutes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• licensed clinical social worker: is a person who has received a license as a clinical social worker from the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7001-A
• licensed master social worker: is a person who has received a license as a master social worker from the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7001-A
• licensed social worker: includes a person who has received a conditional license as a licensed social worker. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7001-A
• Milk: means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows, goats or sheep. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Milk distributor: means any person who offers for sale or sells to another person any milk or milk products in their final form. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Milk plant: means any place, premises or establishment where milk or milk products are collected, handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, aseptically processed, bottled or otherwise prepared for distribution. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Milk producer: means any person who operates a dairy farm and provides, sells or offers milk or milk products for sale. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Milk products: means cream, light cream, light whipping cream, heavy cream, heavy whipping cream, whipped cream, whipped light cream, sour cream, acidified sour cream, cultured sour cream, milk, butter, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, nonfat dry milk solids, half-and-half, sour half-and-half, acidified sour half-and-half, cultured sour half-and-half, concentrated milk and milk products, skim milk, reconstituted or recombined milk and milk products, low-fat milk, light milk, reduced fat milk, homogenized milk, frozen milk concentrate, eggnog, cultured milk, buttermilk, yogurt, cottage cheese, creamed cottage cheese, acidified milk, low-sodium milk, lactose-reduced milk, aseptically processed and packaged milk and milk products, milk with added safe and suitable microbial organisms and any other milk product, frozen dairy dessert or frozen dairy dessert mix, cheese or other product designated as a milk product by the commissioner that is made by the addition or subtraction of milkfat or addition of safe and suitable optional ingredients for protein, vitamin or mineral fortification. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Milk transportation company: means a company responsible for a milk transport tank. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Municipality: shall include cities, towns and plantations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501
• Not pasteurized: means any milk or milk product that has not been subjected to the temperature and time requirements of pasteurization using equipment designed for pasteurization or has not been aseptically processed and packaged. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Person: means any individual, plant operator, partnership, corporation, company, firm, trustee, association or institution. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Property: shall be construed to mean both real estate and personal property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501
• Psychosocial evaluation: includes the determination and examination by social workers of the psychosocial situation of an individual or group related to interpersonal and intrapersonal stress, family background, family interaction, living arrangements and socioeconomic problems and treatment, evaluation, plans and goals, including the diagnosis of mental illness and emotional disorders for the purpose of treatment and therapeutic intervention, but excluding the treatment of any illness by organic therapy, to the extent permitted by the licensure provision of this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7001-A
• Receiving station: means any place, premise or establishment where raw milk is received, collected, handled, stored or cooled and prepared for further transporting. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900
• Social work: means engaging in psychosocial evaluation and intervention, including therapy, to the extent permitted by the licensure provisions of this chapter, to effect a change in the feelings, attitudes and behavior of a client, whether an individual, group or community. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7001-A
• Store and forward transfer: means the transmission of a client's records through a secure electronic system to a person licensed under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7071
• Synchronous encounter: means a real-time interaction conducted with an interactive audio or video connection between a client and a person licensed under this chapter or between a person licensed under this chapter and another health care provider. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7071
• Tax: means the total amount required to be paid, withheld and paid over or collected and paid over with respect to estimated or actual tax liability under this Title, any credit or reimbursement allowed or paid pursuant to this Title that is recoverable by the assessor and any amount assessed by the assessor pursuant to this Title, including any interest or penalties provided by law. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 111
• Tax collector: shall mean any person chosen, appointed or designated by a municipality or the officers thereof to collect any tax due a municipality; or his successor in office. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 36 Sec. 501
• Telehealth services: means health care services delivered through the use of information technology and includes synchronous encounters, asynchronous encounters, store and forward transfers and telemonitoring. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7071
• Telemonitoring: means the use of information technology to remotely monitor a client's health status via electronic means, allowing the person licensed under this chapter to track the client's health data over time. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7071
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Transfer station: means any place, premises or establishment where milk or milk products are transferred directly from one milk transport tank to another. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 2900