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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, § 3610: Safety net services, 1997

The department must provide adult mental health safety-net services for certain people with major mental illness, and it may use contracts if they are appropriate and cost-effective.

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Safety net services

The department must provide adult mental health safety-net services for certain people with major mental illness, and it may use contracts if they are appropriate and cost-effective.

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§ 3610Safety net servicesProvision

The department must provide adult mental health safety-net services for certain people with major mental illness, and it may use contracts if they are appropriate and cost-effective.

The department is responsible for providing a safety net of adult mental health services for people with major mental illness who the department or its designee determines can not otherwise be served by the community service networks. The department may develop contracts to deliver safety net services if the department determines contracts to be appropriate and cost-effective. The state-operated safety net must include, but is not limited to: [PL 2007, c. 286, §10 (AMD).] 0. A. [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RP).] B. [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RP).] C. [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RP).] D. [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RP).] E. [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RP).] 1. Beds. Backup emergency hospital beds for people requiring medical stabilization, assessment or treatment; [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RPR).] 2. Treatment. Intermediate and long-term treatment for people who need long-term structured care; [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RPR).] 3. Forensic services. Forensic services; [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RPR).] 4. Intensive case management. Intensive case management; and [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RPR).] 5. Other services. Other services determined by the commissioner to be needed. [PL 1997, c. 683, Pt. A, §19 (RPR).]
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