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Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections, and Commissions, Department of the Secretary of State

Changes to Maine's Online Rules

July 1 through December 31, 2004

Maine's weekly rule-making notice, a legal advertisement that appears in 5 daily newspapers every Wednesday, is available on the Web. Click here to reach the jump-off page.

What follows below is a series of tables to help you keep track of changes to the online version of the Code of Maine Rules. It is not the same as the weekly newspaper notice.

Previous lists:

January-June, 2004
July-December, 2003
January-June, 2003
July-December, 2002
January-June, 2002

July-December, 2001
January-June, 2001
July-December, 2000
January-June, 2000
July-December, 1999

January-June, 1999
July-December, 1998
January-June, 1998
July-December, 1997
January-June, 1997
October-December, 1996

 

Umbrella/unit number: Name of Agency

Chapter
Number

Title of Chapter (Nature of Change)

Date

01-015: Maine Milk Commission

3

Schedule of Minimum Prices

 

.

Order #10-04 (As amended, EMERGENCY)

October 19, 2004

.

Order #11-04 (As amended, EMERGENCY)

November 1, 2004

01-017: State Harness Racing Commission

1

Administration, Section 20: Postmortem Examination
(As amended)

September 12, 2004

.

(Minor correction)

September 27, 2004

.

(Minor correction)

October 13, 2004

9

Sire Stakes, Section 2: Eligibility Criteria
(As amended)

September 12, 2004

11

Medication and Testing, Section 5: Prohibited Practices
(Added)

September 12, 2004

02-029: Bureau of Financial Institutions

131

Assessments - Financial Institutions (Repealed and replaced)

October 26, 2004

02-030: Office of Consumer Credit Regulation

270

Adjustment of Volume Fee (New chapter)

September 12, 2004

02-031: Bureau of Insurance

410

Filing - Microfiche (Repealed)

August 31, 2004

850

Health Plan Accountability (Minor correction)

August 31, 2004

980

Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (New chapter)

October 20, 2004

02-384: State Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors

1

Definitions (Repealed and replaced)

August 31, 2004

2

Advisory Rulings (Repealed and replaced)

August 31, 2004

3

Requirements for Registration as an Alcohol and Drug Counseling Aide (ADCA) (Repealed and replaced)

August 31, 2004

4

Requirements for Licensure as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) (Repealed and replaced)

August 31, 2004

.

(Minor correction)

September 12, 2004

5

Requirements for Licensure as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) (Repealed and replaced)

August 31, 2004

6

Standards for Certification of Clinical Supervisors
(Repealed and replaced)

August 31, 2004

7

Continuing Professional Education for Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Alcohol and Drug Counseling Aides and Certified Clinical Supervisors (New chapter)

August 31, 2004

8

Enforcement and Disciplinary Procedures (New chapter)

August 31, 2004

9

Code of Ethics (New chapter)

August 31, 2004

02-385: Manufactured Housing Board

110

State Certification of Manufactured Housing - Authority
(As amended)

October 21, 2004

02-392: Maine Board of Pharmacy

All chapters

(A new set of 32 chapters replaces previous ones)

December 22, 2004

02-416: State Board of Social Worker Licensure

1

Introduction (Repealed)

October 27, 2004

2

Definitions (Repealed)

October 27, 2004

3

Licensure (Repealed)

October 27, 2004

4

Standards of Practice (Repealed)

October 27, 2004

5

Enforcement and Disciplinary Procedures (Repealed)

October 27, 2004

10

Definitions (New chapter)

October 27, 2004

11

Advisory Rulings (New chapter)

October 27, 2004

12

Application for Licensure (New chapter)

October 27, 2004

13

Licensure (New chapter)

August 31, 2004

.

( Minor corrections)

September 12, 2004

14

Continuing Professional Education (New chapter)

October 27, 2004

15

Scope of Practice (New chapter)

October 27, 2004

16

Enforcement and Disciplinary Procedures (New chapter)

October 27, 2004

03-201: Department of Corrections

12

Policy and Procedures Manual - Juvenile

 

.

Subsection 20.1:
Furlough Pass / Furlough Leave Program (New subsection)

September 1, 2004

04-058: Bureau of Forestry (Maine Forest Service)

23

Timber Harvesting Standards to Substantially Eliminate Liquidation Harvesting (As amended)

August 30, 2004

04-061: Land Use Regulation Commission

10

Land Use Districts and Standards (As amended and corrected)

September 13, 2004

05-071: Department of Education

13

Qualifying Examinations for Teachers and Administrators
(As amended)

August 10, 2004

.

(Minor corrections)

September 1, 2004

61

State Board of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects (As amended)

August 11, 2004

115

Certification, Authorization and Approval
of Educational Personnel, Parts I and II (Minor corrections)

August 10, 2004

130

Rules for Equivalent Instruction Programs (Restored; major substantive repeal awaits legislative review)

December 14, 2004

180

Early Intervention and Special Education for Children Age Birth to Under Age Six (As amended - EMERGENCY)

August 11, 2004

06-096: Department of Environmental Protection

100

Definitions Regulation (As amended)

July 26, 2004

137

Emission Statements (As amended)

August 9, 2004

147

High Pollution Vehicle Retirement Pilot Program (Removed due to sunset provision)

December 29, 2004

148

Emissions from Smaller-Scale Electric Generating Facilities
(New chapter)

August 9, 2004

152

Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products (New chapter)

September 7, 2004

155

Portable Fuel Container Spillage Control (As amended)

August 9, 2004

424

Lead Management Regulations (As amended)

December 28, 2004

594

State Contribution to Overboard Discharge Replacement Projects (As amended)

December 29, 2004

596

Overboard Discharge: Licensing and Abandonment (As amended)

December 29, 2004

850

Identification of Hazardous Wastes (As amended)

August 10, 2004

07-102: Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance

101

Establishment of the Capital Investment Fund
(New chapter - EMERGENCY major substantive)

August 25, 2004

.

(Minor corrections)

September 28, 2004

09-137: Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

4

Hunting and Trapping

.

.

Furbearing Animals (As amended)

September 1, 2004

.

Migratory Birds (As amended)

October 18, 2004

.

Beaver Trapping Season (As amended)

October 26, 2004

8

Essential Habitat for Species Designated as Endangered or Threatened (As amended)

September 1, 2004

14

Commercial Whitewater Rafting (As amended)

October 18, 2004

19

Operation of Motor Vehicles on a Public Water Supply (As amended)

October 26, 2004

25

Leashed Tracking Dog License Rules (As amended)

September 14, 2004

10-144: Department of Health and Human Services

101

MaineCare Benefits Manual

.

Ch. II Section 2: Adult Family Care Services (As amended)

November 2, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 4: Ambulatory Surgical Center Services (As amended)

November 29, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 6: Assisted Living Services (New section)

November 2, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 12: Consumer Directed Attendant Services (As amended)

November 3, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 13: Targeted Case Management Services (As amended)

November 3, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 15: Chiropractic Services (As amended)

November 4, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 22: Home and Community Benefits for the Physically Disabled (As amended)

November 10, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 26: Day Health Services (As amended)

November 30, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 58: Licensed Clinical Social Sorker, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Services (As amended)

November 30, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 70: Optician Services (Repealed; see Ch. II Section 75)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 75: Vision Services (New version, formerly titled Optometry Services; also replaces Ch. II and III Section 70, and Ch. III Section 75)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 80: Pharmacy Services (As amended)

November 9, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 100: Psychological Services (As amended)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. II Section 102: Rehabilitative Services (As amended)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 2: Adult Family Care Services (As amended)

November 2, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 6: Assisted Living Services (New section)

November 3, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 12: Consumer Directed Attendant Services (As amended)

November 3, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 22: Home and Community Benefits for the Physically Disabled (As amended)

November 10, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 26: Day Health Services (As amended)

November 30, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 28: Principles of Reimbursement for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Agency Services (Repealed)

November 9, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 45: Hospital Services (As amended)

November 9, 2004

.

Same (As amended)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 58: Licensed Clinical Social Sorker, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Services (As amended)

November 30, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 67: Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Services (As amended)

November 4, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 70: Optician Services (Repealed; see Ch. II Section 75)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 75: Optometry Services (Repealed; see Ch. II Section 75)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 97 and Appendices: Private Non-Medical Institution Services (As amended)

November 10, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 100: Psychological Services (As amended)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. III Section 102: Rehabilitative Services (As amended)

December 8, 2004

.

Ch. VIII Section 1: Cub Care (Repealed)

September 27, 2004

104

Maine State Services Manual

.

.

Section 2: Maine Drugs for the Elderly Benefit (As amended)

November 2, 2004

.

Section 3: Maine Rx Plus Benefit (As amended)

November 2, 2004

257

Schedule of Charges of the Diagnostic Laboratory of the Department of Health and Human Services (As amended)

December 28, 2004

260

Regulations Regarding Rabies Immunization Requirements for Dog Licensure (As amended)

October 14, 2004

265

Maine Drug Testing Laboratory Rules (As amended)

December 27, 2004

269

Rules Governing Self-contained Breath Alcohol Testing Equipment (As amended)

December 22, 2004

10-146: Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics

7

Vital Records Fees (As amended)

August 30, 2004

10-148: Bureau of Child and Family Services

16

Rules Providing for the Licensing of Family Foster Homes for Children (As amended)

November 30, 2004

12-152: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

1

Policy Manual (As amended)

August 17, 2004

12

Telecommunication Devices for People with Disabilities Program Rules (As amended)

August 17, 2004

13-188: Department of Marine Resources

25

Lobster and Crab (As amended)

October 19, 2004

26

Sea Urchins (As amended)

October 20, 2004

34

Groundfish Regulations (As amended)

October 20, 2004

55

Gear Restrictions (As amended)

October 20, 2004

14-472: Bureau of Children with Special Needs

4

Regulations to Establish a Sliding Fee Methodology for State Grant Funded Children's Services (New chapter)

August 30, 2004

.

(Minor corrections)

September 1, 2004

16-219: Office of State Fire Marshal

3

Fire Prevention Code (As amended)

September 8, 2004

4

Sprinkler Systems (As amended)

September 8, 2004

8

Spray Applications (As amended)

September 8, 2004

9

Dip Tanks (As amended)

September 8, 2004

13

Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes and Acetylene Cylinder Charging Plants (As amended)

September 8, 2004

18

Lightning Protection Code (Repealed)

September 8, 2004

20

Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and Structures
(As amended)

September 8, 2004

.

(Minor corrections)

September 13, 2004

.

(As amended)

October 13, 2004

23

Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment
(As amended)

September 8, 2004

33

Standard for Storage of Rubber Tires (Repealed)

September 8, 2004

34

Rules and Regulations for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
(As amended)

September 8, 2004

16-227: Maine Criminal Justice Academy

1

General Provisions (As amended)

October 19, 2004

3

Entrance Standards (As amended)

October 19, 2004

5

Training Standards (As amended)

October 19, 2004

7

Certificates and Awards (As amended)

October 19, 2004

9

Extensions and Waivers (As amended)

October 19, 2004

.

(Minor correction)

November 1, 2004

11

Costs (As amended)

October 19, 2004

.

(Minor correction)

November 1, 2004

18-125: Bureau of Revenue Services

101

Standard Interest Rate (Repealed)

September 27, 2004

301

Sales for Resale and Sales of Packaging Materials (Repealed and replaced)

October 18, 2004

505

New England Regional Fuel Tax Agreement (Repealed)

September 27, 2004

506

Certificates of Exemption for Special Fuel Users (Repealed)

September 27, 2004

901

Maine Residents Property Tax Program (As amended)

October 18, 2004

18-364: State Liquor and Lottery Commission

2

Powerball (New chapter)

August 10, 2004

18-554: Bureau of General Services (DAFS)

60

Improvement of Energy Efficiency in State-funded Construction (New chapter)

September 14, 2004

.

(Minor corrections)

October 18, 2004

19-498: Office of Community Development

33

Final Program Statement for Administering the 2005 Maine Community Development Block Grant Program (New chapter) October 13, 2004

.

(Minor correction) October 21, 2004

19-499: Office of Business Development

302

Rules for the Maine Microenterprise Initiative (Minor correction)

September 1, 2004

29-250: Bureau of Motor Vehicles

12

Rules Governing the Sale of Records and Databases Related to Driver History, Driver Licenses and Motor Vehicles (New chapter)

August 9, 2004

13

Rules Governing Driver's License Restrictions (New chapter)

October 14, 2004

.

(Minor correction)

October 20, 2004

65-407: Public Utilities Commission

301

Standard Offer Service (As amended)

August 16, 2004

315

Small Generator Aggregation (New chapter)

September 14, 2004

330

Filing Requirements for Petitions of Public Convenience and Necessity for Electric Generating and Transmission Facilities (Minor correction)

October 27, 2004

895

Underground Facility Damage Prevention Requirements
(As amended)

August 12, 2004

94-411: Maine State Retirement System

803

Participating Local District Consolidated Plan
(As amended)

October 21, 2004

94-457: Finance Authority of Maine

318

Wells and Plymouth Waste Oil Clean-up Program
(As amended)

August 26, 2004

. (Minor correction) October 13, 2004
611 Maine College Savings Program (As amended) August 26, 2004

94-591: Motor Carrier Review Board

2

Selection and Review Process (As amended)

September 28, 2004

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