Part 1: SERVICES TO MAINE'S AGING AND ADULTS HEADING: PL 1989, C. 329, §6 (RPR)
Chapter 1453: BUREAU OF ELDER AND ADULT SERVICES HEADING: PL 1989, C. 329, §14 (RPR)
§5105. Bureau of Elder and Adult Services
There shall be within the Department of Health and Human Services the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services. It shall be a separate, distinct administrative unit, which shall not be integrated in any way as a part or function of any other administrative unit of the department. It shall be equal in organizational level and status with other major organizational units within the department or its successors. The bureau shall be under the immediate and full supervision, direction and control of the commissioner or the chief officer of whatsoever unit shall succeed the department. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD); 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
It is the intent of this Part that the bureau shall function as a central office administrative unit of the department with the advice of the committee and that the powers, duties, authority and responsibility of the bureau shall not be delegated, decentralized or assigned to regional, local or other units of the department, except as provided in this section and section 5112. Regarding the provision of human services by the bureau directly to eligible people, the bureau may carry out its powers and duties through regional or other administrative units of the department or State Government. Regarding any portion of this Part which relates to development, execution and monitoring of agreements, the bureau shall carry out its powers and duties directly with public and private, nonprofit agencies without acting through other administrative units of the department as intermediaries. Functions relating to agreements, except those funded by Title VI, or their successors or amendments or additions thereto, of the United States Social Security Act, as amended, shall not require the approval of any other unit of the department, except as the bureau is responsible and accountable to the commissioner, and except as the bureau shall function with the advice of the committee pursuant to section 5112, and with the advice of the appropriate agency designated pursuant to section 5116, subsection 1, paragraph B. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The bureau is administered by a director . [2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §39 (AMD).]
The director shall be a person qualified by training and experience to administer programs for Maine's aging and adult population. The director shall be immediately and fully responsible to the commissioner and shall not be partially or indirectly responsible to any other official of the department. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The director shall serve full time. The director shall not concurrently hold another title and shall perform duties solely germane to the powers and duties pursuant to this Part. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The director may employ, subject to the Civil Service Law and within the limits of available funds, competent professional personnel and other staff necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part. The director shall prescribe the duties of staff. The director may arrange to house staff or assign staff who are responsible to the director to an area agency designated pursuant to section 5116, subsection 1, paragraph B. Staff shall report solely and directly to the director. Staff shall not be housed in or assigned to any other organizational unit of the department, except as provided by this section and sections 5104-A and 5111. Regarding the provision of services directly to eligible people, the director may arrange to house staff or assign staff who are responsible to the director to regional or other units of the department or State Government. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
1973, c. 630, §1 (NEW). 1973, c. 793, §6 (RPR). P&SL 1975, c. 90, §C5 (AMD). 1975, c. 293, §4 (AMD). 1975, c. 771, §231 (AMD). 1985, c. 785, §B94 (AMD). 1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD). 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §39 (AMD).
Part 1: SERVICES TO MAINE'S AGING AND ADULTS HEADING: PL 1989, C. 329, §6 (RPR)
Chapter 1453: BUREAU OF ELDER AND ADULT SERVICES HEADING: PL 1989, C. 329, §14 (RPR)
§5105. Bureau of Elder and Adult Services
There shall be within the Department of Health and Human Services the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services. It shall be a separate, distinct administrative unit, which shall not be integrated in any way as a part or function of any other administrative unit of the department. It shall be equal in organizational level and status with other major organizational units within the department or its successors. The bureau shall be under the immediate and full supervision, direction and control of the commissioner or the chief officer of whatsoever unit shall succeed the department. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD); 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
It is the intent of this Part that the bureau shall function as a central office administrative unit of the department with the advice of the committee and that the powers, duties, authority and responsibility of the bureau shall not be delegated, decentralized or assigned to regional, local or other units of the department, except as provided in this section and section 5112. Regarding the provision of human services by the bureau directly to eligible people, the bureau may carry out its powers and duties through regional or other administrative units of the department or State Government. Regarding any portion of this Part which relates to development, execution and monitoring of agreements, the bureau shall carry out its powers and duties directly with public and private, nonprofit agencies without acting through other administrative units of the department as intermediaries. Functions relating to agreements, except those funded by Title VI, or their successors or amendments or additions thereto, of the United States Social Security Act, as amended, shall not require the approval of any other unit of the department, except as the bureau is responsible and accountable to the commissioner, and except as the bureau shall function with the advice of the committee pursuant to section 5112, and with the advice of the appropriate agency designated pursuant to section 5116, subsection 1, paragraph B. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The bureau is administered by a director . [2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §39 (AMD).]
The director shall be a person qualified by training and experience to administer programs for Maine's aging and adult population. The director shall be immediately and fully responsible to the commissioner and shall not be partially or indirectly responsible to any other official of the department. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The director shall serve full time. The director shall not concurrently hold another title and shall perform duties solely germane to the powers and duties pursuant to this Part. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The director may employ, subject to the Civil Service Law and within the limits of available funds, competent professional personnel and other staff necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part. The director shall prescribe the duties of staff. The director may arrange to house staff or assign staff who are responsible to the director to an area agency designated pursuant to section 5116, subsection 1, paragraph B. Staff shall report solely and directly to the director. Staff shall not be housed in or assigned to any other organizational unit of the department, except as provided by this section and sections 5104-A and 5111. Regarding the provision of services directly to eligible people, the director may arrange to house staff or assign staff who are responsible to the director to regional or other units of the department or State Government. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
1973, c. 630, §1 (NEW). 1973, c. 793, §6 (RPR). P&SL 1975, c. 90, §C5 (AMD). 1975, c. 293, §4 (AMD). 1975, c. 771, §231 (AMD). 1985, c. 785, §B94 (AMD). 1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD). 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §39 (AMD).
Part 1: SERVICES TO MAINE'S AGING AND ADULTS HEADING: PL 1989, C. 329, §6 (RPR)
Chapter 1453: BUREAU OF ELDER AND ADULT SERVICES HEADING: PL 1989, C. 329, §14 (RPR)
§5105. Bureau of Elder and Adult Services
There shall be within the Department of Health and Human Services the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services. It shall be a separate, distinct administrative unit, which shall not be integrated in any way as a part or function of any other administrative unit of the department. It shall be equal in organizational level and status with other major organizational units within the department or its successors. The bureau shall be under the immediate and full supervision, direction and control of the commissioner or the chief officer of whatsoever unit shall succeed the department. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD); 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).]
It is the intent of this Part that the bureau shall function as a central office administrative unit of the department with the advice of the committee and that the powers, duties, authority and responsibility of the bureau shall not be delegated, decentralized or assigned to regional, local or other units of the department, except as provided in this section and section 5112. Regarding the provision of human services by the bureau directly to eligible people, the bureau may carry out its powers and duties through regional or other administrative units of the department or State Government. Regarding any portion of this Part which relates to development, execution and monitoring of agreements, the bureau shall carry out its powers and duties directly with public and private, nonprofit agencies without acting through other administrative units of the department as intermediaries. Functions relating to agreements, except those funded by Title VI, or their successors or amendments or additions thereto, of the United States Social Security Act, as amended, shall not require the approval of any other unit of the department, except as the bureau is responsible and accountable to the commissioner, and except as the bureau shall function with the advice of the committee pursuant to section 5112, and with the advice of the appropriate agency designated pursuant to section 5116, subsection 1, paragraph B. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The bureau is administered by a director . [2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §39 (AMD).]
The director shall be a person qualified by training and experience to administer programs for Maine's aging and adult population. The director shall be immediately and fully responsible to the commissioner and shall not be partially or indirectly responsible to any other official of the department. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The director shall serve full time. The director shall not concurrently hold another title and shall perform duties solely germane to the powers and duties pursuant to this Part. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
The director may employ, subject to the Civil Service Law and within the limits of available funds, competent professional personnel and other staff necessary to carry out the purposes of this Part. The director shall prescribe the duties of staff. The director may arrange to house staff or assign staff who are responsible to the director to an area agency designated pursuant to section 5116, subsection 1, paragraph B. Staff shall report solely and directly to the director. Staff shall not be housed in or assigned to any other organizational unit of the department, except as provided by this section and sections 5104-A and 5111. Regarding the provision of services directly to eligible people, the director may arrange to house staff or assign staff who are responsible to the director to regional or other units of the department or State Government. [1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
1973, c. 630, §1 (NEW). 1973, c. 793, §6 (RPR). P&SL 1975, c. 90, §C5 (AMD). 1975, c. 293, §4 (AMD). 1975, c. 771, §231 (AMD). 1985, c. 785, §B94 (AMD). 1989, c. 329, §15 (AMD). 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). 2007, c. 539, Pt. N, §39 (AMD).
