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State Legislation/Regulation

LD 1991: “Resolve, To Ensure the Availability of Consumer-directed Personal Care Assistance Services” (Part VVV): Senator Beth Edmonds introduced this bill which was referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services (Sen. Arthur F. Mayo III – Senate Chair and Rep. Hannah Pingree – House Chair).  This resolve directs the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Labor to: 1) adopt rules to increase rates of reimbursement for providers of consumer-directed personal care assistance services; 2) initiate a competitive bidding process to solicit bids from prospective providers of consumer-directed personal care assistance services, and; 3)  develop a plan and timeline to implement recommendations of the working group established pursuant to Public Law 2003, chapter 673 on consumer direction in Maine's long-term supportive services system, and to submit the plan and timeline to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Standing Committee on Labor.

A public hearing on LD 1991 was held by the Committee on Health and Human Services on February 28th.  A work session was held on March 7th.  The Committee voted out the bill as ought to pass.

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