Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT
34-B §1220. Mental health services to persons on probation

§1220. Mental health services to persons on probation
The department shall designate at least one individual within each of the 7 areas described in section 3608, subsection 1‑A to act as liaison to the District Courts and Superior Courts of the State and to the Department of Corrections in its administration of probation and parole services.   [PL 2013, c. 133, §34 (AMD).]
1.  Duties of liaison.  A liaison has the following duties:  
A. To provide reports in a timely fashion on behalf of the department in response to any requests made by a court pursuant to Title 17‑A, section 1807, subsection 5 and to undertake or cause to be undertaken such inquiries or evaluations as are necessary to complete the reports;   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §109 (AMD).]
B. To obtain evaluations as may be required by this section from a person who is one of the following:  
(1) A licensed psychiatrist;  
(2) A licensed psychologist;  
(3) A nurse certified by a national association of nurses as a psychiatric and mental health nurse or as a clinical specialist in adult psychiatric and mental health nursing;  
(4) A social worker licensed as a licensed clinical social worker or a licensed master social worker; or  
(5) A licensed clinical professional counselor; and   [PL 1997, c. 422, §3 (NEW).]
C. To receive any notice of imposition of a condition of probation given pursuant to Title 17‑A, section 1807, subsection 5 and to assess or to obtain an assessment of the appropriateness and availability of the mental health services necessary for an individual to meet the conditions of probation imposed.   [PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §110 (AMD).]
[PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §§109, 110 (AMD).]
2.  Mental health services inappropriate or unavailable.  If, after completion of a report as required by subsection 1, paragraph A, the evaluator or the liaison is of the opinion, based upon professional judgment, that the mental health services necessary for an individual to meet the conditions of probation are inappropriate given the individual's clinical condition or that the mental health services are unavailable, then the liaison shall notify the court, the probation officer, the individual on probation and the individual's attorney, if known, that the mental health services are inappropriate or unavailable.  
[RR 2013, c. 2, §43 (COR).]
3.  Mental health services appropriate and available.  If, after completion of a report as required by subsection 1, paragraph A, the evaluator or the liaison is of the opinion, based upon professional judgment, that the mental health services necessary for an individual to meet the conditions of probation are appropriate given the individual's clinical condition and the evaluator or the liaison knows that the services are available, then the liaison shall assist the individual in obtaining the appropriate mental health services.  
[PL 1997, c. 422, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 1997, c. 1, §27 (COR). PL 1997, c. 422, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 286, §3 (AMD). RR 2013, c. 2, §43 (COR). PL 2013, c. 133, §34 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 113, Pt. C, §§109, 110 (AMD).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 34-B: BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subchapter 2: DEPARTMENT

34-B §1201. Establishment (REPEALED)

34-B §1201-A. Service delivery regions (REPEALED)

34-B §1201-B. Joint location of services (REPEALED)

34-B §1202. Office of the commissioner (REPEALED)

34-B §1203. Duties of the commissioner (REPEALED)

34-B §1203-A. Licenses

34-B §1204. Powers of the commissioner (REPEALED)

34-B §1205. Office of Advocacy (REPEALED)

34-B §1206. Office of Children's Services (REPEALED)

34-B §1207. Confidentiality of information

34-B §1208. Agreements with community agencies

34-B §1208-A. Performance-based contracts (REPEALED)

34-B §1209. Mental Health Advisory Council (REPEALED)

34-B §1209-A. Mental Health Rights Advisory Board (REPEALED)

34-B §1209-B. Advisory Board on Rights of Children in Need of Services (REPEALED)

34-B §1210. Maine Advisory Committee on Mental Retardation (REPEALED)

34-B §1211. Maine Developmental Disabilities Council (REPEALED)

34-B §1212. State Forensic Service

34-B §1213. Release Review Advisory Committee (REPEALED)

34-B §1214. Interdepartmental Council (REPEALED)

34-B §1215. Interim assistance payments

34-B §1216. Consumer Advisory Board (REPEALED)

34-B §1217. Application of consent decree

34-B §1218. Services to persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing

34-B §1219. State strategy for preventing imprisonment of persons with serious mental illness

34-B §1220. Mental health services to persons on probation

34-B §1221. Plans for the homeless

34-B §1222. County jail mental illness treatment pilot programs

34-B §1223. Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board

34-B §1224. Processing fee

34-B §1225. Criminal background checks (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 34-B, SECTION 1224)

34-B §1226. Resources available for patients entering residential care facilities (REPEALED)

34-B §1227. Health-related services for children from birth to 5 years of age to access education