LD 1593
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LR 1972
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F.__Be reviewed according to a specified schedule and by a
person designated for monitoring;

 
G.__Include all of the needs and desires of the client
without respect to whether those desires are reasonably
achievable or the needs are presently capable of being
addressed; and

 
H.__Include a provision for ensuring the client's
satisfaction with the quality of the plan and the supports
that the client receives.

 
Sec. 15. 34-B MRSA §5471, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K,
§58, is further amended to read:

 
§5471. Service agreements

 
1. Service agreement required. Each prescriptive program
personal plan or service plan shall must be carried out pursuant
to a written service agreement.

 
2. Signatures. Each service agreement shall must be signed
and dated by at least:

 
A. The client, if he the client is able;

 
B. The client's guardian or next of kin, if that person
exists and is available;

 
C. A client advocate, if the client has no guardian;

 
D. The individual program plan support coordinator of the
interdisciplinary planning team which that developed the
individual program personal plan or service plan for the
client;

 
E. The regional director or designee of the appropriate
regional office, if a client is being admitted to or
discharged from a facility or if a client is under the
supervision of the regional office;

 
F. The chief administrative officer of the facility or his
the chief administrative officer's agent, if a client is
being admitted to, treated in or discharged from a facility;
and

 
G. The chief administrative officer, or his the chief
administrative officer's agent, of other public or private


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