APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 3, 2022 712
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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S.P. 191 - L.D. 485
An Act To Continue Funding for Home-delivered Meals for Homebound
Seniors and To Address Growing Demand
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Mileage reimbursement rates for meals on wheels services.
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8 and until June 30, 2023, the
Department of Health and Human Services may provide funding to an area agency with an
area plan approved by the department pursuant to Title 22, section 5118 to reimburse the
agency for mileage accrued as a result of providing so-called meals on wheels services in
an amount that exceeds the state reimbursement rate established in Title 5, section 8.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Long Term Care - Office of Aging and Disability Services 0420
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding to provide home-delivered meals to homebound
seniors and to leverage all federal funds available.
GENERAL FUND 2021-22 2022-23
All Other $0 $250,000
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $250,000
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