Maine § 34-B §3604 Commissioner's powers

Maine Statutes

§ 34-B §3604 — Commissioner's powers

Maine § 34-B §3604

Title 34-BBEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Ch. 3MENTAL HEALTH

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 34-B §3604 (2026).

Text

1.Provision of services. The commissioner may provide mental health services throughout the State and for that purpose may cooperate with other state agencies, municipalities, persons, unincorporated associations and nonstock corporations.

2.Funding sources. The commissioner may receive and use for the purpose of this subchapter money appropriated by the State, grants by the Federal Government, gifts from individuals and gifts from any other sources.

3.Grants. The commissioner may make grants of funds to any state or local governmental unit, or branch of a governmental unit, or to a person, unincorporated association or nonstock corporation, which applies for the funds, to be used in the conduct of its mental health services.

4.Cooperative planning required; grant recipients and correc

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1.
Provision of services.
The commissioner may provide mental health services throughout the State and for that purpose may cooperate with other state agencies, municipalities, persons, unincorporated associations and nonstock corporations.
2.
Funding sources.
The commissioner may receive and use for the purpose of this subchapter money appropriated by the State, grants by the Federal Government, gifts from individuals and gifts from any other sources.
3.
Grants.
The commissioner may make grants of funds to any state or local governmental unit, or branch of a governmental unit, or to a person, unincorporated association or nonstock corporation, which applies for the funds, to be used in the conduct of its mental health services.
4.
Cooperative planning required; grant recipients and correctional authorities.
As a condition for receipt of state mental health funding, providers of community mental health services to persons with serious mental illness shall develop with state and local correctional authorities cooperative plans for the provision of services to those persons. These plans must include at least the following:
5.
Exclusion.
Beginning October 1, 1996, an entity that applies for the award or renewal of a grant or contract for the provision of mental health services must be a participating member of the community service network, as established in section 3608, for the region of the State subject to that grant or contract.

Legislative History

PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 580, §8 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 452, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 624, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 431, §3 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 691, §6 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 381, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 286, §5 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 132, §2 (AMD).