5 M.R.S. §20009: Planning

The department shall plan substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery activities in the State and prepare and submit to the Legislature the following documents:

1. Biennial plan. By January 15, 1991, and biennially thereafter, a comprehensive plan containing statements of measurable goals to be accomplished during the coming biennium and establishing performance indicators by which progress toward accomplishing those goals will be measured; and

2. Four-year assessment. By January 15, 1991, and every 4th year thereafter, an assessment of the costs related to drug misuse in the State and the needs for various types of services within the State, including geographical disparities in the needs for various types of services and the needs of special populations of drug users.