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| Sec. 18. 34-B MRSA §5475, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 1983, c. 580, §22, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | C. Unless waived by a client and his the client's counsel, | | cause the client who is the subject of the proceeding to be | | examined by a professional. |
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| | (1) The client or his the client's counsel may choose the | professional, if the professional he the client chooses | | is reasonably available. |
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| | | (2) The professional may not be the same one who performed | | any part of the evaluation required under section 5468 | | or who participated in the development of the | prescriptive program personal plan or service plan. |
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| | | (3) Upon completion of the examination, the professional | shall report to the court his the professional's | | opinion whether the client is mentally retarded and | therefore requires treatment, stating his the | professional's reasons for his the professional's | | opinion; |
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| | | Sec. 19. 34-B MRSA §5476, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1983, | | c. 580, §23, is amended to read: |
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| | | Any client recommended for admission to a mental retardation | facility pursuant to section 5470 may be admitted by judicial | | commitment according to the following procedures. |
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| | | Sec. 20. 34-B MRSA §5478, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 580, | | §26, is amended to read: |
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| | A. A prescriptive program personal plan or service plan, as | provided in section 5470, has been agreed to by the | superintendent chief administrative officer of the facility | | and the guardian; |
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| | | Sec. 21. 34-B MRSA §5479, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | §5479. Post-admission responsibilities of the department |
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| | | 1. Provision of care and treatment. Post-admission care and | | treatment in a facility is governed as follows. |
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| | | A. An initial service agreement for services to be received in | the facility shall must be executed within 5 days of admission | and shall must include a date, within 30 days of |
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