Sec. 16. 34-A MRSA §4108, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 400 is amended to read:

E. When placement under observation exceeds 24 hours, the director superintendent shall direct appropriate facility staff to develop a plan for the further care of the juvenile. The plan must be revised as needed to meet the changing needs of the juvenile.

Sec. 17. 34-A MRSA §4108, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 400 is amended to read:

G. If the recommendations of the physician or medical staff member regarding the juvenile's dietary or other health needs while under observation are not carried out, the director superintendent shall send a written justification to the commissioner.

Sec. 18. 34-A MRSA §4114, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 583, §45 and amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. G, §8, is further amended to read:

§4114. Discharge

1. Duty. The director superintendent shall cause a juvenile client to be discharged from the Mountain View Youth Development Center when the client becomes 21 years of age or otherwise reaches the end of the period of the Juvenile Court's commitment.

2. Power. The director superintendent may cause a juvenile client to be discharged from the Mountain View Youth Development Center when the director superintendent determines that discharge is in the best interest of the client or that the client has benefited optimally from the services and facilities of the Mountain View Youth Development Center.

Sec. 19. 34-A MRSA §5402, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. F, §34, is further amended to read:

A. Promulgate Adopt and enforce rules for field probation and parole officers, juvenile caseworkers community corrections officers, parole officers in correctional facilities and Intensive Supervision Program officers;