1. Data collection; sources. The department shall collect data and use information from other sources to evaluate or provide for the evaluation of the impact, quality and value of substance use disorder prevention activities, treatment facilities and other substance use disorder programs.

[PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §36 (AMD).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20041

  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20003
  • Prevention: means any activity designed to educate or provide information to individuals and groups about the use of alcohol and other drugs. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20003
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Treatment: means the broad range of emergency, outpatient, intermediate and inpatient services and care, including career counseling, diagnostic evaluation, employment, health, medical, psychiatric, psychological, recreational, rehabilitative, social service care, treatment and vocational services, that may be extended to a drug user, a person with substance use disorder or a person in need of assistance due to the use of a dependency-related drug. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 20003
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Content of evaluation. Any evaluation of treatment facilities must include, but is not limited to, administrative adequacy and capacity, policies and treatment planning and delivery. Substance use disorder prevention and treatment services authorized by this Act and by the following federal laws and amendments that relate to substance use disorder prevention must be evaluated:
A. The Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, 21 United States Code § 1101 et seq. (1982); [PL 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]
B. The Community Mental Health Centers Act, 42 United States Code § 2688 et seq. (1982); [PL 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]
C. The Public Health Service Act, 42 United States Code § 1 et seq. (1982); [PL 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]
D. The Vocational Rehabilitation Act, 29 United States Code § 701 et seq. (1982); [PL 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]
E. The Social Security Act, 42 United States Code § 301 et seq. (1982); and [PL 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]
F. The federal Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, Public Law 91-616 (1982) and similar Acts. [PL 1989, c. 934, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]

[PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §36 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1989, c. 934, §A3 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 601, §20 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. AA, §34 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §36 (AMD).