Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 252 - SYRINGE SERVICES PROGRAMS RULE › Section 144-252-2 - CERTIFICATION APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Filing
				of Application
Any person or other entity desiring certification to operate
				  a Syringe Services Program must, prior to the commencement of such operation,
				  file an application for certification with the Department. Applications
				  submitted on behalf of a corporation or association must be made by any two
				  officers thereof or by the Administrator of the Program. Applicants must submit
				  one copy of the full application. Previously certified applicants who relocate
				  to a new site within their current geographic area of certification must submit
				  all information related to Section
				  2(B), to the
				  Department, in lieu of a full application.
The Certification Review Team will review the application
				  and within thirty (30) working days thereof forward their advisory
				  recommendations to the director of the Maine CDC. The director will issue a
				  final decision regarding certification within ten (10) working days of receipt
				  of the Review Team's recommendations. The director or designee must send notice
				  of program certification to the Maine Department of Public Safety, the Maine
				  Drug Enforcement Agency and appropriate law enforcement agencies, within ten
				  (10) working days of certification or change in certification.
B.
Contents of
				Application
Each application must contain:
1. The name by which the Program is to be
				legally known and the name under which it will be doing business.
2. For proprietary corporations: the full
				name and address of each person, firm or corporation having (directly or
				indirectly) an ownership interest of 5% or more in the Program;
3. For business entities with one owner or
				business partnerships: the full name and address of each partner;
4. For not-for-profit organizations: the full
				name and address of the President of the Board of Directors or appropriate
				municipal government representative;
5. The name, home address, home telephone
				number and office telephone number of the individual designated by the
				applicant as the administrator of the Program.
6. A description of all facilities utilized
				by the Program, including all locales and venue(s) for mobile service. This
				description must include the address (es), telephone number(s), and name of the
				owner(s) of all buildings utilized by the Program. All branches and subunits
				must be identified by address (es), telephone number(s), and identifying
				names.
7. The names, addresses, and
				dates of birth of all staff of a Syringe Services Program.
8. The hours of operation for all branches,
				subunits and locales if mobile service.
9. An approved letter of registration with a
				valid biomedical waste generator number from the Maine Department of
				Environmental Protection, to demonstrate compliance with 38 MRS §
										1319- O(3) and any applicable
				rules for the handling and disposal of biomedical waste.