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requirement for completion of treatment as defined in section 20071
by means other than a program prescribed by pursuant to section
20073-A 20073-B. The Office of Substance Abuse may charge an
administrative fee, not to exceed $50, to clients under this
subsection. This fee must be transferred to the General Fund.

 
Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §20073-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 631, §§5 and 6,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §20073-B is enacted to read:

 
§20073-B.__Programs and components; rules

 
The office shall design programs and components that are age-
appropriate and therapeutically appropriate.__The office shall
adopt rules regarding requirements for these programs and
components and any other rules necessary to implement this
subchapter.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine
technical rules as defined in chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

 
Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §20075, as amended by PL 1991, c. 850, §10, is
further amended to read:

 
§20075. Certification; recertification

 
All providers of the evaluation, intervention and treatment
components of the Driver Education and Evaluation Programs must
be certified by the office pursuant to section 20005, section
20024 and this subchapter. The certification period for
individual providers and agencies is 2 years. The office shall
adopt rules requiring continuing education for recertification.

 
Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §20076-A, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 622, Pt. Y, §8,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 9. 5 MRSA §20076-B is enacted to read:

 
§20076-B.__Fees

 
The office shall set fees in accordance with the cost of each
program.__All fees must be transferred to the General Fund.__The
office may waive all or part of any fee for a client who provides
sufficient evidence of inability to pay.

 
Sec. 10. 5 MRSA §20078-A, sub-§6, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 631,
§7, is amended to read:

 
B. The client may appeal an evaluation decision referring the
client to treatment or a completion of treatment


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