14- 193 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 2
Effective January 1, 1987, affected agencies shall maintain at all times at least one member on their board of directors who is a representative of an area affiliate of the Maine State Alliance for the Mentally Ill or of a similarly organized mental health consumer organization, such as the Coalition for the Psychiatrically Labeled. Such representative shall be a fully-empowered voting member of the board of directors. Advisory status is not sufficient. Such representative shall be approved by the officers or board of the area affiliate or consumer organization of which he/she is a member.
Short, temporary vacancies in representation caused by resignation or other legitimate reason shall not be considered failure to comply with these rules, provided that the affected agency makes a good faith effort to fill the vacancy in a reasonable time.
NOTE: For purposes of this section, a vacancy of less than sixty days shall be considered a short, temporary vacancy and a reasonable time to fill that vacancy.
14- 193 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 2