Maine Revised Statutes > Title 34-B > Chapter 5 > Subchapter 3 > Article 3 – Procedures
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- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Adult developmental services: means any support or assistance provided, licensed or funded in whole or in part by the department pursuant to chapter 5 or 6 to an adult with an intellectual disability or autism. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001
- Advocate: means a person:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths. Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it. Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Chief administrative officer: means the head of a state institution or the head of any other institution which provides services which fall under the jurisdiction of the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001 Client: means a person asking the department for adult developmental services or the person for whom those services are asked. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461 Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee, except that when the term "commissioner and only the commissioner" is used, the term applies only to the person appointed Commissioner of Health and Human Services and not to any designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001 Community: means the municipality or other area in which the client resides when applying for services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461 Comprehensive evaluation: means a comprehensive set of evaluations that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Correspondent: means a person designated by the Consumer Advisory Board or its successor to act as a next friend of a person with an intellectual disability or autism. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Decedent: A deceased person. Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs. Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Family: means those persons that the person defines as included in that person's family, including as appropriate unpaid individuals with whom the person resides. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Habilitation: means a process by which a person is assisted to acquire and maintain skills that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Individual support coordinator: means a regional staff member of the department with the responsibility for coordinating the personal planning and professional services for a person eligible for adult developmental services under this Title. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Infant: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Intellectual disability: means a condition of significantly subaverage intellectual functioning resulting in or associated with concurrent impairments in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Intestate: Dying without leaving a will. Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Person: means an adult with an intellectual disability or autism. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Personal planning: means a process that assists and supports each person who has an intellectual disability or autism in creating a vision for how to live in and be a part of the community. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Personal planning process: means a process of planning with a client for the coordination and delivery of supportive and other services through the development of a personal plan or service plan. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461 Planning team: means those persons, including at a minimum the client, the client's guardian and the client's individual support coordinator and others selected by the client or guardian to participate, who develop a personal plan or service plan. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461 Professional: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461Protective services: means services which will separate incapacitated adults from danger, including, but not limited to:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001Region: means any of the regions established by the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5001 Service agreement: means a written form in which the persons designated in section 5471 agree to the type of services and programs for and the manner of providing services to the client. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461 Service plan: means one type of plan resulting from the personal planning process for the delivery and coordination of specific services to a client when:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5461Supports: means actions or assistance that empowers a person with an intellectual disability or autism to carry out life activities, build relationships and learn the skills necessary to meet the person's needs and desires. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5601 Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death. Treatment: means the prevention or amelioration of physical and mental disabilities or illness of a person or any actions or services designed to assist the person to maximize the person's independence and potential. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 5601 United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72