Maine § 34-B §3608 Community service networks

Maine Statutes

§ 34-B §3608 — Community service networks

Maine § 34-B §3608

Title 34-BBEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Ch. 3MENTAL HEALTH

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 34-B §3608 (2026).

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The department shall establish and oversee community service networks with the collective responsibility to coordinate and ensure continuity of care within the delivery of mental health services to adult mental health consumers under the authority of the department. A network consists of organizations providing mental health services funded by the General Fund or Medicaid in the corresponding area specified in subsection 1‑A. The community service networks must be established and operated in accordance with standards adopted by the department to establish and operate networks. Departmental oversight includes, but is not limited to, establishing and overseeing protocols, quality assurance, writing and monitoring contracts for service, establishing outcome measures and ensuring that each net

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The department shall establish and oversee community service networks with the collective responsibility to coordinate and ensure continuity of care within the delivery of mental health services to adult mental health consumers under the authority of the department. A network consists of organizations providing mental health services funded by the General Fund or Medicaid in the corresponding area specified in subsection 1‑A. The community service networks must be established and operated in accordance with standards adopted by the department to establish and operate networks. Departmental oversight includes, but is not limited to, establishing and overseeing protocols, quality assurance, writing and monitoring contracts for service, establishing outcome measures and ensuring that each network provides an integrated system of care. The department may adopt rules to carry out this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. This section may not be construed to supersede the authority of the department as the single state Medicaid agency under the Social Security Act, Title XII or to affect the professional standards and practices of nonnetwork providers.
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Responsibilities.
Each network shall:
1-A.
Areas.
A community service network shall operate in each of the following geographic areas:
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Accountability.
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Public outreach.
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Participation.
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Data collection.
The department shall collect data to assess the capacity of the community service networks, including, but not limited to, analyses of utilization of mental health services and the unmet needs of persons receiving publicly funded mental health services.