4 §431. Mental health treatment courts

4 ME Rev Stat § 431 (2019) (N/A)
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§431. Mental health treatment courts

1.  Treatment courts; funding.  The Judicial Department may seek and receive grants to establish mental health treatment courts.

[PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

2.  Report.  Before implementing a mental health treatment court, the Judicial Department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters on at least:

A. The funding mechanism and the expected duration of the funding;   [PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

B. The plans for the mental health treatment court, which must include an evaluation component to determine the efficacy of the treatment court on short-term and long-term bases;   [PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

C. The potential fiscal effects on the State; and   [PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

D. Recommended legislation to implement the mental health treatment court, if any.   [PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2001, c. 520, §1 (NEW).

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