Maine § 34-B §1212 State Forensic Service

Maine Statutes

§ 34-B §1212 — State Forensic Service

Maine § 34-B §1212

Title 34-BBEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 34-B §1212 (2026).

Text

1.Establishment and membership. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall establish a State Forensic Service and appoint its members. Members must be psychiatrists and licensed clinical psychologists experienced in forensic service and may not be directly involved in the treatment of persons committed to the department under Title 15, chapter 5. These psychiatrists and psychologists may be employed by the department directly or as independent contractors.

2.Duties. The State Forensic Service shall have the following duties:

3.Professional education program. The State Forensic Service may establish and maintain a professional education program designed to assist licensed psychologists and psychiatrists in developing expertise in the forensic aspects of each profession, with emp

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1.
Establishment and membership.
The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall establish a State Forensic Service and appoint its members. Members must be psychiatrists and licensed clinical psychologists experienced in forensic service and may not be directly involved in the treatment of persons committed to the department under Title 15, chapter 5. These psychiatrists and psychologists may be employed by the department directly or as independent contractors.
2.
Duties.
The State Forensic Service shall have the following duties:
3.
Professional education program.
The State Forensic Service may establish and maintain a professional education program designed to assist licensed psychologists and psychiatrists in developing expertise in the forensic aspects of each profession, with emphasis on the assessment of competency, criminal responsibility and abnormal condition of mind under the laws of the State.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 796, §7 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 487, §§16,17 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 621, §9 (AMD). RR 1995, c. 2, §85 (COR). PL 1995, c. 219, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 354, §3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B7 (REV). PL 2009, c. 268, §11 (AMD).