C. No prescriptive program A service plan or personal plan may not be in effect longer than one year and 2 weeks from the day on which the last person signed the service agreement for the plan.

5. Review. At least 30 days prior to the termination of a service agreement, an interdisciplinary team shall meet to assess the present prescriptive program plan and, if further services are recommended, to prepare a new plan.

6. Amendment. Any major changes in a client's prescriptive program service plan or personal plan may occur only after the service agreement has been amended and signed by the persons specified in subsection 2.

Sec. 16. 34-A MRSA §5473, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §59, is further amended to read:

1. Respite care. Respite care may be provided to any client by a facility without full compliance with the procedures for admission by judicial certification under section 5475, if it is recommended by an interdisciplinary a planning team and a service agreement has been completed.

A. The purpose of the respite care is for evaluation, diagnosis or other clearly stated and broadly defined therapeutic purposes of the client or his the client's family.

B. Respite care may be provided, upon application to the regional office of the department by the client, guardian or parent, for not more than 21 days at a time and not more than 60 days during any 12-month period.

C. Continuing placement in the facility beyond the time periods stated in paragraph B, if indicated, may be accomplished only upon full compliance with procedures described by this chapter.

Sec. 17. 34-B MRSA §5473, sub-§2, śC, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is amended to read:

C. An initial prescriptive program plan personal planning process has been developed according to section 5470.