24-A M.R.S. §4225: Commissioner of Health and Human Services' authority to contract

The Commissioner of Health and Human Services, in carrying out the commissioner's obligations under section 4204, subsection 1, paragraph B; section 4215; and section 4216, subsection 1, may contract with qualified persons to make recommendations concerning the determinations required to be made by the commissioner. Such recommendations may be accepted in full or in part by the commissioner.