CHAPTER 369

S.P. 494 - L.D. 1488

An Act To Extend Licensing Periods for Agencies Providing

Mental Health Services

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §1203-A, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 227, §1, is amended to read:

B. A full license shall must be issued for a specified period of time appropriate to the type of agency or facility, but not to exceed 2 3 years.

Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1, 2003, except that, for any agency or facility that holds a full license, conditional license or provisional license from the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services for the provision of mental health services or treatment as of October 1, 2003, this Act takes effect upon completion of the term of the current license held by that agency or facility on October 1, 2003.