Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5468 – Evaluation
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After completing the tasks specified in section 5467, subsection 2, the commissioner shall cause a comprehensive evaluation of the client, including a consideration of physical, emotional, social and cognitive factors, to be conducted if a recent comprehensive and informative evaluation is not already available to the department. [PL 2003, c. 389, §10 (AMD).]
1. Location. The comprehensive evaluation shall be conducted locally, except where resources required to carry out the evaluation are not available.
[PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5468
- Client: 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
- Comprehensive evaluation: means a comprehensive set of evaluations that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001 Person: means an adult with an intellectual disability or autism. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Treatment: means the prevention or amelioration of physical and mental disabilities or illness of a person or any actions or services designed to assist the person to maximize the person's independence and potential. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5601
2. Comprehensive evaluation. The comprehensive evaluation must be conducted by a person who is a licensed physician, licensed clinical psychologist or licensed psychological examiner and who has had training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities or autism.
[PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §111 (AMD).]
3. Evaluation of child.
[PL 1985, c. 503, §8 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 580, §§18,19 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 503, §8 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 389, §10 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §111 (AMD).