Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1412-C, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13, is amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services is the lead agency for providing consumer-directed personal assistance services to citizens of this State with disabilities.__The bureau shall administer state-funded and Medicaid-funded, consumer-directed personal assistance services programs for people with disabilities and shall ensure that these services are delivered in the most comprehensive manner possible.__The bureau shall adopt rules to aid in the administration of these programs.__ Rules adopted pursuant to this section__are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.__The bureau shall ensure the full participation of people with disabilities in the process of adopting these rules.

SUMMARY

This bill provides that the Department of Labor, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services is the lead agency for providing consumer-directed personal assistance services to citizens of this State with disabilities. The bureau shall administer state- funded and Medicaid-funded, consumer-directed personal assistance services programs for people with disabilities and shall ensure that these services are delivered in the most comprehensive manner possible.