Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5467 – Application and preliminary procedures
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1. Application. An application for adult developmental services, on a form provided by the commissioner, must be initiated at or referred to a regional office of the department. Except for referrals identifying a possible need for adult protective services, the department shall accept only those referrals to which the client or client’s guardian has consented.
[PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §109 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5467
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Adult developmental services: means any support or assistance provided, licensed or funded in whole or in part by the department pursuant to chapter 5 or 6 to an adult with an intellectual disability or autism. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001
- Advocate: means a person:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461Client: means a person asking the department for adult developmental services or the person for whom those services are asked. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461 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 Family: means those persons that the person defines as included in that person's family, including as appropriate unpaid individuals with whom the person resides. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 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. Protective services: means services which will separate incapacitated adults from danger, including, but not limited to:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001Service plan: means one type of plan resulting from the personal planning process for the delivery and coordination of specific services to a client when:
2. Preliminary procedures. Within 10 work days from the day of the department’s receipt of the application and a permission for service form signed by the client or the client’s guardian, the department shall:
A. Determine when a visit to observe the client in the client’s current environment or other setting familiar and comfortable to the client will be appropriate and useful; [PL 2003, c. 389, §9 (AMD).]
B. Obtain a brief family survey; [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
C. Make a preliminary identification of the client’s abilities and needs and of the relevant services presently available to the client; [PL 2003, c. 389, §9 (AMD).]
D. Ensure the client’s access to an advocate throughout the process of adult developmental services under sections 5467 to 5471; [PL 2013, c. 21, §10 (AMD).]
E. Determine what information is needed to establish eligibility; [PL 2003, c. 389, §9 (NEW).]
F. Provide services or referral for services to meet singular immediate needs for the client’s health and safety; and [PL 2003, c. 389, §9 (NEW).]
G. Begin to gather information for a service plan or a personal plan. [PL 2003, c. 389, §9 (NEW).]
[PL 2013, c. 21, §10 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 580, §17 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §CCC40 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §K56 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 389, §9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §§109, 110 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 21, §10 (AMD).