94-649-301 Me. Code R. § A-6

Current through 2024-50, December 11, 2024
Section 649-301-A-6 - ADMINISTRATION
1. Enforcement. PDS staff reserve the right to deny Counsel access to a training or to remove Counsel from a training to enforce compliance with this policy, Commission Rules, or eligibility requirements for a particular training. If Counsel is removed from a training by PDS staff, they will not be paid for the period during which they were removed, nor will that period count toward the 75% attendance provision of Section 3(2), above.
2. Itemization of Claims. Claims for all expenses must be itemized and include documentation. Claims for mileage shall be itemized and include the start and end points for the travel in question.
3. Payment will be made through the PDS electronic case management system. To request payment, counsel must:
a. Create a "case" in the PDS electronic case management system for each training for which counsel requests payment or reimbursement. Do not enter a case in the PDS electronic case management system until after the training has occurred. If one training lasts multiple days, only one case should be entered for the entire training;
b. Court must be set to "Training"
c. The file type must be set to "TRAIN"
d. Client information must reflect counsel's first and last names. Other client demographic information does not need to be completed;
e. The docket number will be provided at the training and must be entered precisely as provided or payment will not be available;
f. Assignment date must be the first date of the training and the disposition date must be the last date of the training for which payment is sought;
g. The charge sequence number must be: 100031;
h. The disposition must be "Attend Training"
i. The time entry for attendance must be "Attend PDS Training"
j. The time entry for travel must be "Training Travel"
k. Expenses, if any, must be itemized; and
l. Then create and submit a voucher.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of any Commission rule or policy, vouchers for payment for attending a training must be submitted within 90 days of the training without exception. Untimely vouchers for payment or reimbursement of expenses governed by this Chapter will not be paid. Attorneys are encouraged to submit their vouchers at the conclusion of the training without delay.
5. The opportunity to request payment for attending trainings does not create a right to attend any specific number of trainings, or any particular training. There are, or may be, limits on the number of people who may attend a particular training. There are, or may be, limits on the eligibility to attend a particular training.

94-649 C.M.R. ch. 301, § A-6