Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5608 – Residential council
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Upon request of a person receiving services, a residential provider shall offer an opportunity to a person receiving services from the provider to organize a residential council to hear the views and represent the interests of persons receiving services from the provider. [PL 2011, c. 186, Pt. A, §36 (AMD).]
1. Composition. The residential council of the persons receiving services must be composed of residents elected by other residents. The residential council may include allies elected by the residents.
[PL 2011, c. 186, Pt. A, §36 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5608
- Department: 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
- Person receiving services: means a person with an intellectual disability or autism receiving services from the department or from an agency or facility licensed or funded to provide services to persons with intellectual disabilities or autism except those presently serving sentences for crime. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5601
- Provider: means an entity, organization or individual providing services to an adult with an intellectual disability or autism, funded in whole or in part or licensed or certified by the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5601
2. Duties. The residential council shall work closely with the department and the advocacy agency designated pursuant to Title 5, section 19502 to promote the interests and welfare of all persons receiving services from the provider.
[PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. EE, §12 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 326, §12 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §CCC42 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 186, Pt. A, §36 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. EE, §12 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 284, Pt. A, §3 (AMD).