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A.__May include assistance with instrumental activities of
daily living such as assistance with the preparation of
meals, but does not include the cost of the meals
themselves;

 
B.__If specified in the child's or adult's care plan, may
include such housekeeping chores as bed making, dusting and
vacuuming that are incidental to the care furnished, or are
essential to the health and welfare of the child or the
adult; and

 
C.__May be provided by a provider unrelated to the child or
the adult or by an adult relative other than an adult
recipient's spouse, but may not be provided in the same
setting where residential training is provided.

 
Sec. T-3. 36 MRSA §2551, sub-§13-A is enacted to read:

 
13-A.__Residential training services.__"Residential training
services" means services provided to children or adults with
mental retardation to assist with the acquisition, retention or
improvement of skills related to activities of daily living, such
as personal grooming and cleanliness, household chores, eating
and food preparation, and the social and adaptive skills
necessary to enable the child or adult to live in a
noninstitutional setting. Residential training services include
only those services provided by designated agencies under a
contract with the Department of Health and Human Services.

 
Sec. T-4. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt.
VV, §2, is further amended to read:

 
G. Private nonmedical institution services; and

 
Sec. T-5. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt.
VV, §3, is amended to read:

 
H. Community support services.;

 
Sec. T-6. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§1, ¶¶I, J and K are enacted to read:

 
I.__Day habilitation services;

 
J.__Personal support services; and

 
K.__Residential training services.

 
Sec. T-7. 36 MRSA §2559, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. VV, §4,
is further amended to read:


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