| | | mode of delivery as is provided to the general public, consistent | | with good pharmaceutical practice; |
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| | | Sec. P-3. 22 MRSA c. 1071, sub-c. 15 is enacted to read: |
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| | | YOUTH IN NEED OF SERVICES PROGRAM |
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| | | As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise | | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Case manager.__"Case manager" means an agent of the | | department authorized by this subchapter to perform all case | | management functions for a youth alleged or found to be in need | | of services.__"Case manager" may include community-based agencies | | contracted by the department and persons employed by those | | agencies to provide case management services. |
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| | | 2.__Court.__"Court" means the District Court. |
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| | | 3.__Services.__"Services" means housing, education, food, | | medical care, mental health or substance abuse services or | | treatment, supervision by a parent or legal guardian and support | | services, including mediation services, that may assist a youth | | in need of services or the youth's family or legal guardian. |
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| | | 4.__Youth in need of services.__"Youth in need of services" | | means a child under 15 years of age who: |
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| | | A.__Is without proper care or subsistence, education, a home | | or medical or other care necessary for the child's well- | | being; |
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| | | B.__Is without or beyond the control of the child's parent | | or legal guardian; or |
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| | | C.__Is in imminent danger of serious physical, mental or | | emotional injury or at risk of prosecution for a juvenile | | offense. |
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| | | §4099-B.__Youth in Need of Services Program |
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| | | 1.__Youth in Need of Services Program established.__The Youth | | in Need of Services Program, referred to in this subchapter as | | "the program," is established within the department to provide | | preliminary assessments, safety plans and other services as |
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