| 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; |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| | Sec. T-3. 36 MRSA §2551, sub-§13-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| | Sec. T-4. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§1, ¶G, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. | VV, §2, is further amended to read: |
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| G. Private nonmedical institution services; and |
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| | Sec. T-5. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt. | VV, §3, is amended to read: |
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| H. Community support services.; |
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| | Sec. T-6. 36 MRSA §2552, sub-§1, ¶¶I, J and K are enacted to read: |
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| I.__Day habilitation services; |
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| J.__Personal support services; and |
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| K.__Residential training services. |
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| | 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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