Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 6203 – Rules; agreements
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1. Rules. The department shall adopt such rules as may be necessary for the effective administration of adult day care pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375. In the development of these rules, the department shall consult with the associations representing care facilities and area agencies on aging.
[PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §76 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 6203
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Adult day care: means an ongoing program of health, social, maintenance and rehabilitative services available to persons needing this level of service, as determined by an assessment of their functional abilities and need for health and social services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 6202
- Agreement: means a contract, grant or other method of payment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 6202
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Long-term health care facilities: means intermediate care and skilled nursing facilities and units, licensed pursuant to chapter 405. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 6202
2. Agreements. In order to provide adult day care and other services, the department may enter into agreements with long-term health care facilities and community-based programs, separate and distinct from any other agreements between the department and the same facility or programs.
A facility or program providing adult day care pursuant to this chapter shall enter into an agreement with the department. Each agreement must specify, among other things, the services to be provided, the fees for services, the method of payment, records to be maintained and the provisions for evaluating the services provided.
[PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §76 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 545, §1 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 329, §22 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 347, §9 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §A64 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §76 (AMD).