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| | | An Act To Preserve the Role of Assisted Living |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §7807 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §7807.__License not required |
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| | | A license is not required to operate an independent housing | | with services program, as defined in section 7852. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §7853, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 596, Pt. A, | | §1 and affected by Pt. B, §25, is amended to read: |
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| | | The commissioner shall adopt rules for licensed assisted | | housing programs. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are | | major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | subchapter II-A |
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| | | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §7853, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 596, | | Pt. A, §1 and affected by Pt. B, §25, are amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Assisted living program rules. The commissioner shall | adopt rules for independent housing with services programs and | | assisted living programs. In addition to the subject matter of | | rules listed in subsection 2, the rules must recognize and | | promote the efficiencies inherent in providing services in the | | applicable setting with respect to staffing and other | | responsibilities, while ensuring quality of care and safety. The |
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