Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5469 – Report
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Within 90 days of the day of the application made under section 5467, the department shall obtain a report of the comprehensive evaluation made under section 5468, which must state specifically whether or not the client has an intellectual disability or autism. [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §112 (AMD).]
1. Client without an intellectual disability or autism. If the comprehensive evaluation concludes that the client does not have an intellectual disability or autism, the department shall deny the application for services, care and treatment, but shall make appropriate referrals in cases where clear needs of the client exist.
[PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §112 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5469
- 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
- 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 Infant: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Intellectual disability: means a condition of significantly subaverage intellectual functioning resulting in or associated with concurrent impairments in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Planning team: means those persons, including at a minimum the client, the client's guardian and the client's individual support coordinator and others selected by the client or guardian to participate, who develop a personal plan or service plan. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461 Service plan: means one type of plan resulting from the personal planning process for the delivery and coordination of specific services to a client when:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461Treatment: 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. Client with an intellectual disability or autism. If the comprehensive evaluation concludes that the client has an intellectual disability or autism and is in need of services:
A. The department, through the regional office, shall determine the client’s case management status and develop a personal plan or service plan; and [PL 2003, c. 389, §11 (AMD).]
B. The department, through the planning team, shall develop a personal plan or service plan for the client within 45 days of the date of the determination of eligibility. Implementation of the plan is governed by section 5471, subsection 4. [PL 2003, c. 389, §11 (AMD).]
[PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §112 (AMD).]
3. Preschool child. If the report of the comprehensive evaluation concludes that a child, aged 0 to 5 years, is developmentally delayed and is in need of infant development services or other early intervention services:
A. The department, through the regional office, shall develop a personal plan or service plan, or both; and [PL 2003, c. 389, §12 (AMD).]
B. If a personal plan is to be developed, the department, through the planning team, shall develop and begin to implement a personal plan for the client within 60 days of the application made under section 5467. [PL 2003, c. 389, §12 (AMD).]
[PL 2003, c. 389, §12 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 580, §20 (RPR). PL 1995, c. 560, §K57 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 388, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 389, §§11,12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §112 (AMD).