Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1906 – Availability
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1906
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Family planning: means informed and voluntary self-determination of desired family size and of the timing of child bearing based upon comprehensive knowledge of factors pertinent to this determination. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1902
- Family planning services: means medically safe and effective sexual and reproductive health care and education that enable persons to freely plan their children, avoid unintended pregnancy and maintain reproductive and sexual health through the provision of contraceptive supplies, contraceptive procedures and related counseling; the prevention and treatment of infertility; appropriate prenatal and obstetric care; the prevention or treatment of sexually transmitted infections; and other services necessary for reproductive and sexual health. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1902
To the extent family planning funds are available, the department shall provide family planning services to medically indigent persons eligible for such services as determined by rules adopted by the commissioner. Family planning services must also be available to all others who are unable to reasonably obtain these services privately, at a reasonable cost to be determined by the rules adopted by the commissioner. Any funds so collected must be retained by the department for the support of these services. [PL 2019, c. 236, §7 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 624, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 293, §4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §§B6,7 (REV). PL 2019, c. 236, §7 (RPR).