§ 34-B §1220 — Mental health services to persons on probation

The department shall designate at least one individual within each of the 7 areas described in section 3608, subsection 1‑A to act as liaison to the District Courts and Superior Courts of the State and to the Department of Corrections in its administration of probation and parole services.
1.
Duties of liaison.
A liaison has the following duties:
2.
Mental health services inappropriate or unavailable.
If, after completion of a report as required by subsection 1, paragraph A, the evaluator or the liaison is of the opinion, based upon professional judgment, that the mental health services necessary for an individual to meet the conditions of probation are inappropriate given the individual's clinical condition or that the mental health services are unavailable, then the liaison shall notify the court, the probation officer, the individual on probation and the individual's attorney, if known, that the mental health services are inappropriate or unavailable.
3.
Mental health services appropriate and available.
If, after completion of a report as required by subsection 1, paragraph A, the evaluator or the liaison is of the opinion, based upon professional judgment, that the mental health services necessary for an individual to meet the conditions of probation are appropriate given the individual's clinical condition and the evaluator or the liaison knows that the services are available, then the liaison shall assist the individual in obtaining the appropriate mental health services.

Legislative History

RR 1997, c. 1, §27 (COR). PL 1997, c. 422, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 286, §3 (AMD). RR 2013, c. 2, §43 (COR). PL 2013, c. 133, §34 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §§109, 110 (AMD).