Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5465 – Rules
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1. Duty. The commissioner shall promulgate rules for the effective implementation of this Article.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5465
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee, except that when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Health and Human Services and not to any designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Requirements. The rules shall include, but need not be limited to, information on:
A. The membership, functions and procedures of the planning teams; [PL 2003, c. 389, §8 (AMD).]
B. The procedures to be used in developing personal plans and service plans and service agreements; [PL 2003, c. 389, §8 (AMD).]
C. The rights of clients while in departmental programs; and [PL 2013, c. 21, §8 (AMD).]
D. The rights and procedures for administrative review if there is dissatisfaction with any step of the process of receiving services specified in this Article, including provisions for the development of regional committees to review any dissatisfaction. [PL 2013, c. 21, §8 (AMD).]
[PL 2013, c. 21, §8 (AMD).]
3. Review. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and institutional services shall review all rules promulgated by the department pursuant to this Article by no later than March of each year.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
4. Public hearing and notice. The commissioner shall hold at least one public hearing before promulgating these rules and notice of any public hearing shall be given pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, section 8053.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
5. Amendment or repeal. The commissioner may amend or repeal rules at any time after giving notice and holding a hearing, as prescribed in subsection 4, with respect to the rules amended or repealed.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 389, §8 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 21, §8 (AMD).