Resolve, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care Facilities

Sec. 1. Personal needs allowance for residents of nursing facilities. Resolved: That, by January 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend the rules for the MaineCare program to increase the personal needs allowance for persons residing in nursing facilities. The rules must provide for an increase in the personal needs allowance from $40 per month to $70 per month. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 2. Personal needs allowance for residents of residential care facilities. Resolved: That, by January 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend the rules for the MaineCare program to increase the personal needs allowance for persons residing in residential care facilities. The rules must provide for an increase in the personal needs allowance from $70 per month to $100 per month. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

SUMMARY

This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its MaineCare rules to provide for increases in the personal needs allowances of residents in nursing facilities and residential care facilities. The rules are designated as routine technical rules.