Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
- ACT: means a self-contained service with a fixed point of responsibility for providing treatment, rehabilitation and support services to persons with mental illness for whom other community-based treatment approaches have been unsuccessful. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 1001
- Designated nonstate mental health institution: means a nonstate mental health institution that is under contract with the department for receipt by the hospital of involuntary patients. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
- Inability to make an informed decision: means being unable to make a responsible decision whether to accept or refuse a recommended treatment as a result of lack of mental capacity to understand sufficiently the benefits and risks of the treatment after a thorough and informative explanation has been given by a qualified mental health professional. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
- Least restrictive form of transportation: means the vehicle used for transportation and any restraining devices that may be used during transportation that impose the least amount of restriction, taking into consideration the stigmatizing impact upon the individual being transported. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
- Licensed clinical psychologist: means a person licensed under the laws of the State as a psychologist and who practices clinical psychology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
- Licensed physician: means a person licensed under the laws of the State to practice medicine or osteopathy or a medical officer of the Federal Government while in this State in the performance of official duties. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 34-B Sec. 3801
- Likelihood of serious harm: means :
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