Sec. LLL-1. Home visiting services to parents. Beginning July 1, 2000, the Department of Human Services shall expand home visiting services to the parents of all newborn children in the State, if the parents desire the services, until those children attain 5 years of age if sufficient funds as provided in this Act are available. The program of home visiting services must include provisions allowing the family to voluntarily pay a donation, for which a sliding scale based on income is provided by the department, upon termination of services to the family and a mechanism for evaluating the home visiting programs in operation within the State.
Sec. LLL-2. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2000-01
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Health
All Other $1,620,000
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to expand home visiting services to the parents of newborn children.
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