| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §§258 and 259 are enacted to read: |
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| §258.__Office of Eating Disorders |
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| | There is established within the Bureau of Health, the Office | of Eating Disorders, referred to in this section as the "office."__ | The office is responsible for researching, planning, | facilitating, coordinating and developing information and | resources on eating disorders statewide. |
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| | 1.__Duties.__The office shall conduct a comprehensive needs | assessment to identify unmet prevention needs and shall oversee | the assessment of training programs conducted under subsection 2.__ | The office shall compile and disseminate to the public | information on eating disorders and coordinate the advertisement | and promotion of programs aimed at the prevention and treatment | of eating disorders. |
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| | 2.__Collaboration.__With regard to information and resources | for training and education on eating disorders, the office shall | work with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and | Substance Abuse Services and the Department of Education to: |
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| A.__Conduct a comprehensive assessment of training available | to health professionals and the public in this State; |
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| B.__Create a data base of literature on prevention, early | detection and treatment; |
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| C.__Develop training strategies and opportunities for | community-based support group facilitators; |
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| D.__Offer technical assistance to community-based support | groups; |
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| E.__Explore methods of augmenting curricula in health | profession programs in postsecondary educational | institutions in this State; |
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| F.__Organize a statewide clinical training conference; |
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| G.__Identify agencies and programs that serve at-risk youth | and adults for the purposes of training on prevention, early | detection and referral strategies; and |
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| H.__Study the funding and creation of treatment options to | provide for unmet prevention needs. |
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