§7851. Assisted housing programs Assisted housing programs are authorized under this chapter in the following settings and subject to the following standards and licensure requirements. [PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §25 (AFF).] 1. Standards. Assisted housing programs further the independence of the resident and respect […]
§7852. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §25 (AFF).] 1. Activities of daily living. “Activities of daily living” means tasks routinely performed by a person to maintain bodily […]
§7853. Rules The commissioner shall adopt rules for licensed assisted housing programs. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, except that rules to establish categories of licensed assisted housing programs, including private nonmedical institutions, are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, […]
§7854. Fees for licensure The department shall charge annual fees for licensure of residential care facilities and assisted living programs as follows: [PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §25 (AFF).] 1. Fees for residential care facility. Ten dollars per licensed bed for a residential care facility; […]
§7855. Fire safety inspection for residential care facilities 1. Inspection required. A license may not be issued by the department to a residential care facility until the department has received from the Commissioner of Public Safety a written statement signed by one of the officials designated under Title 25, section 2360, 2391 or 2392 to […]
§7856. Fire safety inspection for assisted living programs In accordance with this section, the department shall adopt rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375 for the inspection of assisted living programs as defined in section 7852, subsection 4, by the Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner’s designee and the fees for that inspection. Rules […]
§7857. Personal funds of residents 1. Permission to manage personal funds. An operator or agent of an assisted housing program may not manage, hold or deposit in a financial institution the personal funds of a resident of the facility unless the operator or agent has received written permission from: A. The resident if the […]
§7858. Certain residential care payments The department shall: [PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. B, §25 (AFF).] 1. Facilities with 4 or fewer beds. Reimburse all residential care facilities of up to 4 beds at a rate of at least $433 per month; and [PL 2001, […]
§7859. Residents’ records Whenever there are pertinent and available health and other records about a person who seeks admission as a resident to a residential care facility, those records must be provided to the administrator of the facility at least 7 days prior to the date of admission, unless there are compelling reasons that make […]
§7860. Shared staffing The department shall permit shared staffing between residential care facilities and other levels of assisted housing on the same premises as long as there is a clear, documented audit trail and the staffing in the residential care facilities remains adequate to meet the needs of residents. Staffing to be shared may be […]
§7861. Administration of assisted housing programs funded by the State; eligible clients The Department of Health and Human Services, with advice from the Maine State Housing Authority, the Rural Housing Services or any other housing agency financing assisted housing programs, shall administer state-funded assisted housing programs. Administration must include, but is not limited to: […]
§7862. Contracts for assisted living services All contracts or agreements executed by providers of assisted living services under this chapter and a consumer or the legal representative of the consumer are subject to the requirements of this section. [PL 2003, c. 546, §1 (NEW).] 1. Required contract provisions. Each contract or agreement for assisted […]
§7863. Reimbursement for residential care facilities; room and board costs 1. New construction, acquisitions and renovations. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department shall permit a capital expenditure by a residential care facility for new construction, an acquisition or a renovation that is less than $500,000 and shall provide reimbursement to the facility […]
