34-B M.R.S. § 5462
This is the official text of 34-B M.R.S. § 5462, part of Maine’s M.R.S — part of the compiled statutory law of Maine, published by the state as "M.R.S." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
34-B §5462. Procedure policies
Official statutory text
1. Steps. It is the policy of the State that, in order to ensure that persons with intellectual disabilities or autism receive needed services, to the extent possible, the following steps must be taken for each person found by the department to have an intellectual disability or autism and be in need of services: A. An assessment of the person's needs; [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).] B. The development of a personal plan or service plan for the delivery and coordination of services to the person through a personal planning process; and [PL 2013, c. 21, §6 (AMD).] C. [PL 2013, c. 21, §7 (RP).] D. Insofar as possible, obtaining high quality and suitable services for the person. [PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).] [PL 2013, c. 21, §§6, 7 (AMD).]
2. Persons involved with procedures. It is the policy of the State that: A. To the extent possible, the person with an intellectual disability or autism and the person's guardian or next of kin be involved with the steps specified in subsection 1 ; and [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §108 (AMD).] B. An advocate be available to the person with an intellectual disability or autism throughout the steps specified in subsection 1 . [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §108 (AMD).] [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §108 (AMD).]
2. Persons involved with procedures. It is the policy of the State that: A. To the extent possible, the person with an intellectual disability or autism and the person's guardian or next of kin be involved with the steps specified in subsection 1 ; and [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §108 (AMD).] B. An advocate be available to the person with an intellectual disability or autism throughout the steps specified in subsection 1 . [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §108 (AMD).] [PL 2011, c. 542, Pt. A, §108 (AMD).]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Maine?
Find a Maine lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.