CHAPTER 263
H.P. 1158 - L.D. 1558
An Act to Amend the Licensing and Survey Requirements for Residential Care Facilities and Congregate Housing Services Programs
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §7802, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 1995, c. 670, Pt. B, §6 and affected by Pt. D, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
E. A 2-year full license may be issued by the department for a residential care facility or a congregate housing service program as long as it is in substantial compliance with licensing rules and has no history of health or safety violations.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §7802, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1983, c. 602, §2, is further amended to read:
D. Regardless of the term of the license or approval, the The department shall monitor inspect for continued compliance with applicable laws and rules on at least an annual basis prior to the expiration of the license or approval.
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §7802, sub-§2, ¶E is enacted to read:
E. Residential care facilities and congregate housing services programs for which a license has been issued must be periodically inspected for continued compliance with applicable laws and rules under the rules to be established by the department. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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