| 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. |