This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 2, Adult Family Care Services, and Chapter III, Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institution Services, Appendix C, to provide a supplemental payment of 10% to the MaineCare rates for facilities that have fewer than 10 beds or are at least 35 miles away from the nearest similar facility. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to determine the likely impact of proposed rule changes to reimbursement and staffing requirements to long-term care facilities on small, rural, isolated and island facilities to reduce impacts on the communities where those facilities are located as well as the impact on safety and quality of services.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1237, HP 812: 22.1708