PART A

Sec. A-1. 30-A MRSA §1556, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 and Pt. C, §6 and amended by PL 1989, c. 6; c. 9, §2; c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is further amended to read:

1. Furlough authorized. The sheriff may establish rules for and permit a prisoner under the final sentence of a court a furlough from the county jail in which the prisoner is confined. Furlough may be granted for not more than 3 days at one time in order to permit the prisoner to visit a dying relative, to obtain medical services or for any other reason consistent with the rehabilitation of an inmate or prisoner which that is consistent with the laws or rules of the sheriff's department. Furlough may be granted for a period longer than 3 days if medically required to provide treatment for a physical or mental condition of the prisoner, including a substance abuse condition, as determined by a qualified medical professional.

PART B

Sec. B-1. 34-B MRSA §1222 is enacted to read:

§1222.__County jail mental illness treatment pilot program

The department shall establish a county jail mental illness treatment pilot program, referred to in this section as the "pilot program," to provide adequate mental health services to persons with mental illness in county correctional facilities.__ The pilot program must include a process to screen inmates for mental illness upon entry, procedures to determine the appropriate mental health care, and case management, treatment and aftercare services.

The department shall choose at least 3 county correctional facilities to participate in the pilot program, one in each of the 3 service delivery regions established under section 1201-A, and shall coordinate the pilot program with existing mental health clinics.__At least one of the 3 pilot program locations must be a county correctional facility located in a rural portion of the State.

1. Pilot program elements.__Under the pilot program the department shall ensure that:

A.__Each participating correctional facility is provided with adequate mental health resources to undertake intake screening to identify persons with mental illness;