• Read more about Prescription Monitoring Program

The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is a secure database that is used across the State of Maine to improve public health by providing controlled substance drug use information prior to prescribing or dispensing those drugs. The PMP is a key part of the State of Maine’s Opioid Response Strategy by decreasing the amount and frequency of opioid and controlled substances prescribing. To view more regulatory and statutory information, please see Chapter 11 Rule (Word).

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Become a Behavioral Health Provider

Behavioral Health Services providers must comply with the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) System of Care Principles.

Providers who are interested in becoming a Behavioral Health Service Provider must contact a Program Coordinator to begin the application process.

• Read more about Archived Quarterly Reports

The following documents are submitted as the Quarterly Progress Report as required to report to the Court quarterly regarding compliance and progress toward meeting specific standards as delineated in the Bates v. DHHS Consent Decree Settlement Agreement, the Consent Decree Plan of October 2006, and the Compliance Standards approved October 29, 2007.

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Settlement Agreement & Amendments

This page includes the Bates v AMHI Settlement Agreement that sets forth requirements to improve the mental health system in Maine and subsequent related rulings and amendments. The major goals of the Settlement are: 

• Read more about Consent Decree

This page is intended for recipients of mental health services; families; mental health service providers; advocates; and all other interested parties. It includes a brief overview of the Consent Decree, the current Consent Decree Plan and Standards, guidance documents, quarterly data and progress reports, and forms.

• Read more about Action Planning for Crisis, Prevention, and Recovery

Advanced Directives

An Advance Directive for Planning Mental Health Care (sometimes called a Psychiatric Advance Directive) is a is a planning document that can be used to guide care in the event that a person with severe mental illness cannot make decisions for themselves. Advanced directives are a tool that people with mental illness, their loved ones, and caregivers can use to engage in care and self-determine how care is provided for them in a crisis.

• Read more about Progressive Treatment Program

The Progressive Treatment Program (PTP) appears in statute at 34-B M.R.S.A. § 3873-A.

Listed below are links to all PTP forms.

• Read more about Involuntary Admissions

Rights and Legal Issues

• Involuntary Admissions and Commitments to a Psychiatric Hospitals (PDF)
• Filling Out the New State of Maine “Blue Paper” (PDF)

• Read more about Grievance Process

This is a guide to the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services Grievance Process. The purpose of this guide is to help you understand the process and to file a grievance if you believe that your rights have been violated.

The best way to protect your rights is to know what they are. At the end of the guide you will find a list of your basic rights and information about getting a copy of the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services (RRMHS). There is also a list of agencies you can contact for more information about your rights and the grievance process.

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Basic Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services

Before filing a grievance, please review your rights are under the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services. The rights listed below are the Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services: