Maine Revised Statutes > Title 34-B > Chapter 15 > Subchapter 2 – Early Childhood Consultation Program
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- Care: means treatment, services and care for mental health needs, including but not limited to crisis intervention services, outpatient services, respite services, utilization management, acute care, chronic care, residential care, home-based care and hospitalization services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 15001
- Child: means a person from birth to 20 years of age who needs care for one of the following reasons:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 15001Commissioner: 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. 15001 Family: means the child's family and includes, as applicable to the child, the child's parents, legal guardian and guardian ad litem. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 15001 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. Program: means the Children's Mental Health Program established in section 15002. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 15001