| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §253, sub-§2, ¶J, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 687, §2 | | and amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §82 and affected by §83, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | J. The actor owns, operates or is an employee of an | | organization, program or residence that is operated, | | administered, licensed or funded by the Department of Mental | | Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services or | | the Department of Human Services and the other person, not | | the actor's spouse, receives services from the organization, | | program or residence and the organization, program or | | residence recognizes that person as a person with mental | | retardation. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution | | under this paragraph that the actor receives services for | | mental retardation or is a person with mental retardation as | defined in Title 34-B, section 50013 |
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| | | Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §255, sub-§1, ¶I, as amended by PL 1995, c. 104, §5 | | and c. 560, Pt. K, §82 and affected §83, is further amended to | | read: |
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| | | I. The actor owns, operates or is an employee of an | | organization, program or residence that is operated, | | administered, licensed or funded by the Department of Mental | | Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services or | | the Department of Human Services and the other person, not | | the actor's spouse, receives services from the organization, | | program or residence and the organization, program or | | residence recognizes that person as a person with mental | | retardation. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution | | under this paragraph that the actor receives services for | | mental retardation or is a person with mental retardation as | defined in Title 34-B, section 50013 | | or |
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| | | Sec. 3. 34-B MRSA §1205, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 7, Pt. N, | | §3, is amended to read: |
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| | | 7. Protection for advocates. Advocates may not be | | disciplined or sanctioned for any actions taken on behalf of | | clients. Advocates are authorized to cooperate and share | | nonconfidential information with other groups or agencies | | providing services to or advocating on behalf of persons with | | mental retardation or autism, including but not limited to the | | Consumer Advisory Board established pursuant to section 1216. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 34-B MRSA §1216, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §§22 | | and 23, is further amended to read: |
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