An Act To Establish a Waiting Period for MaineCare Participants
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 790, §2, is amended to read:
2. Residence. Is living in the State at the date of the application; and
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3174, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1983, c. 178, is further amended to read:
3. Inmate. Is not an inmate of any public institution, except as a patient in a medical institution or an inmate during the month in which he the applicant becomes an inmate only to the extent permitted by federal law, but an inmate of such an institution may file application for aid and any allowance made thereon shall take takes effect and be is paid upon his that inmate's ceasing to be an inmate of such institution . ; and
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §3174, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4. Waiting period. Except in an emergency, has waited a period of 30 days after the filing of an application. For purposes of this section, "emergency" means not having sufficient resources to provide one or more basic necessities.
summary
This bill establishes a waiting period of 30 days before a person may receive assistance except in an emergency situation.