B.__The treatment facility, a person contracting with the treatment facility and any of its employees when admitting, treating or discharging a patient under sections 20045-A, 20045-B and 20045-D under a contract with the office are deemed to be a governmental entity or an employee of a governmental entity under Title 14, chapter 741.

C.__Before contracting with and approving the admission of involuntary patients to an approved treatment facility, the office shall require the treatment facility to:

(1) Comply with all applicable licensing regulations;

(2) Demonstrate the ability of the treatment facility to comply with judicial decrees as those decrees relate to services already being provided by the treatment facility; and

(3) Coordinate and integrate care with other community- based services.

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §20044, as amended by PL 1991, c. 601, §20, is further amended to read:

§20044. Voluntary treatment of alcoholics, chemically

dependent persons, drug abusers, drug addicts,

drug-dependent persons, incapacitated persons and

intoxicated persons

1. Voluntary treatment. An alcoholic, chemically dependent person, drug abuser, drug addict or, drug-dependent person, incapacitated person or intoxicated person may apply for voluntary treatment directly to an approved treatment facility.

2. Determination. A person who comes voluntarily or is brought to an approved treatment facility for residential inpatient care and treatment must be examined immediately by a licensed physician. That person may then be admitted or referred to another health facility based upon the physician's recommendation. Subject to rules adopted by the office, the administrator in charge of an approved treatment facility may determine who may be admitted for treatment. If a person is refused admission to an approved treatment facility, the administrator, subject to rules adopted by the office, shall refer the person to another approved treatment facility for treatment if possible and appropriate.