8. Budget. When submitting any budget request to the Legislature, the department and the Governor shall provide that any funds for the Office of Advocacy and Adult Protective Services be listed in a separate account.

Sec. 3. 34-B MRSA §1207, sub-§5, ¶D, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §19, is further amended to read:

D. By September 1, 1994, the department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. The rules must include, but are not limited to, an appeal process for persons who are denied access to information under paragraph B. The appeal process must determine whether the person requesting information is a person who lives with or provides direct care to a client, whether disclosure of the information is in the best interest of the client and whether denial of access to the information will result in significant deterioration in the client's daily functioning. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee pursuant to Title 5, section 12002, subsection 1, paragraph A to assist the department in the development of the rules. The members of the advisory committee are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses or legislative per diem. The advisory committee must include, but is not limited to, proportionate representation from each of the following:

(1) Consumers nominated by the Director of the Office of Advocacy and Consumer Affairs Adult Protective Services;

(2) Members of the statewide alliance for the mentally ill;

(3) Mental health service providers; and

(4) The protection and advocacy agency designated pursuant to Title 5, section 19502.

Sec. 4. 34-B MRSA §5605, sub-§13, ¶B, as amended by PL 2001, c. 245, §1, is further amended to read:

B. Treatment programs involving the use of noxious or painful stimuli or other aversive or severely intrusive techniques may be used only to correct behavior more harmful