CHAPTER 132

H.P. 418 - L.D. 563

An Act To Assist Persons with Pulmonary Disabilities

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3214, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5. Ensuring equitable treatment for persons with certain disabilities.__If the commission establishes or approves one or more low-income assistance programs under subsection 2 or 3 that result in similarly situated persons receiving different levels of assistance depending solely upon which transmission and distribution utility service territory they reside in, the commission shall by rule establish an equitable-treatment program consistent with this subsection.

A.__The equitable-treatment program must be available to any person who:

(1) Is eligible for benefits under the transmission and distribution utility's low-income assistance program established in accordance with subsection 2; and

(2) Provides documentation from a doctor that the person for health reasons needs an oxygen pump at least 8 hours each day.

B.__The equitable-treatment program must be designed to ensure that the low-income assistance benefits provided