Code of Maine Rules
14 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
193 - OFFICE OF ADULT MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 6 - MENTAL HEALTH LICENSING REGULATIONS
- LEGAL AUTHORITY AND SCOPE
- DEFINITIONS
- THE LISCENSURE PROCESS
- LICENSING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- CORE STANDARDS
- AGENCY MANAGEMENT
- CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
- COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE STANDARDS
- CRISIS RESIDENTIAL SERVICE STANDARDS
- EMERGENCY SERVICE STANDARDS
- INPATIENT SERVICE STANDARDS
- OUTPATIENT SERVICE STANDARDS
- RESIDENTIAL SERVICE STANDARDS
- SOCIAL CLUB STANDARDS
NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964( 42 U.S.C. §2000d et seq.) and 45 C.F.R. Part 80, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended ( 29 U.S.C. §794 ) and 45 C.F.R. Part 84, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amendment's Affirmative Action Officer coordinates our efforts to comply with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations and the U.S. on to Department of Education implementing these federal laws. Inquiries concerning the application of these regulations and our grievance procedures for
INTRODUCTION
"A regulation is justifiable if it offers more advantage than the economic waste that it entails. Voluntary standards, if they exist, may avoid government regulation. One of the first advantages Of standardization is that it enables public authorities to limit regulations to cases where compulsion is essential. Standardization thus economizes on the making of regulations. Government departments are thereby relieved of a mass of detailed work based on thousands of minor decisions."¹ The Division of Licensing of Maine's Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (DMHMR) is responsible for conducting licensing reviews of mental health services in the State of Maine. The mission of the Division of Licensing is as follows:
To assure the public trust in the mental health and mental retardation service delivery systems, through the application of effective, efficient, equitable, and predictable monitoring, evaluation and improvement processes. Licensing seeks to assure that agencies have an adequate capacity to provide services. It evaluates agency and client management practices, including compliance with client rights protocols.
Given this mission and philosophy, the Division of Licensing has developed these Licensing Standards and Guidelines. These standards and guidelines are the product of over four years of work by a variety of individuals including consumer's, family members, providers, legislators, advocates, consultants, DMHMR staff and representatives from other state departments and bureaus.
Deming, W. Edwards: Out of the Crisis, Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pp. 298-299, 1982.
The amended version of this chapter by filing 2024-027, eff. 2/11/2024 is not yet available.
