| Sec. 1. Rulemaking. Resolved: That by January 1, 2000 the Department |
of Human Services shall adopt rules to lengthen the period of |
time in the Medical Eligibility Determination Assessment, so- |
called MED '96, in which the assessment considers a person's |
cognition, behavior and need for professional nursing services |
and special treatments and therapies. The rules must require |
that the time period be extended from 7 to 14 days. Rules |
adopted pursuant to this resolve are routine technical rules as |
defined by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, |
subchapter II-A. |