Maine § 34-B §1203-A Licenses for the provision of mental health services

Maine Statutes

§ 34-B §1203-A — Licenses for the provision of mental health services

Maine § 34-B §1203-A

Title 34-BBEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 34-B §1203-A (2026).

Text

Licenses to operate, conduct or maintain an agency or facility for the provision of mental health services as defined in section 3601 or for the provision of treatment as defined in chapter 6, subchapter 2, including facilities that are private nonmedical institutions, are governed as follows.

1.Full license. Full licenses are governed as follows.

2.Conditional license. Conditional licenses are governed as follows.

3.Provisional license. Provisional licenses are governed as follows.

4.Licensing fees and terms. Except for children's residential care facilities defined in Title 22, section 8101, subsection 4 and licensed in accordance with Title 22, section 8104, fees and terms for licenses under this section are as follows.

5.Monitoring for compliance. Regardless of the term of the lic

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Licenses to operate, conduct or maintain an agency or facility for the provision of mental health services as defined in section 3601 or for the provision of treatment as defined in chapter 6, subchapter 2, including facilities that are private nonmedical institutions, are governed as follows.
1.
Full license.
Full licenses are governed as follows.
2.
Conditional license.
Conditional licenses are governed as follows.
3.
Provisional license.
Provisional licenses are governed as follows.
4.
Licensing fees and terms.
Except for children's residential care facilities defined in Title 22, section 8101, subsection 4 and licensed in accordance with Title 22, section 8104, fees and terms for licenses under this section are as follows.
5.
Monitoring for compliance.
Regardless of the term of the license, the commissioner shall monitor the licensee, at least once every 2 years, for continued compliance with applicable laws and rules.
6.
Appeals.
Any person aggrieved by a final action of the commissioner under this section may obtain judicial review in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375.
7.
Prohibited acts.
Prohibited acts under this section are governed as follows.
8.
National accreditation.
An agency or facility required to obtain a license under this section that receives and maintains accreditation from a national accrediting body approved by the department must be deemed in compliance with comparable state licensing rules upon its submission to the department of written evidence of compliance including, but not limited to, national accreditation approval, reports, findings and responses. The department may review compliance under this subsection in response to a complaint against the agency or facility.

Legislative History

PL 1989, c. 227, §1 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 547, §B78 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 547, §B80 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 369, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 369, §2 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 673, §V6 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 673, §V29 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 145, §3 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. RR, §§4, 5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §108 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 89, §6 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 305, Pt. A, §§7, 8 (AMD).