As some already know, the Maine Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services (RRMHS) is undergoing a revision process. On January 4, 2009, the Office of Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS) released its draft of the revised document and asked the consumer community to review and comment upon it before proceeding through the steps to finalization.

Helen Bailey of the Disability Rights Center (DRC) gathered consumer feedback and comments through the Advocacy Initiative Network (AIN), Consumer Council System of Maine (CCSM), Maine Association of Peer Support and Recovery Centers (MAPSRC), DRC's Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI), and DRC staff. Helen compiled all of the comments into a report submitted to Tom Ward, Grievance Coordinator for OAMHS, on March 10, 2010. A representative from each of the groups mentioned above will meet with OAMHS staff on April 6th for a final discussion, before the rulemaking process begins (after which OAMHS may not discuss any of the revisions).

See the documents below for more thorough information:

MRRMHS (Nov. 1994)
MRRMHS Revised Draft
Report/Comments on Revised Draft