Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/22/title22sec4307.html
Timestamp: 2013-05-22 14:26:52
Document Index: 678423841

Matched Legal Cases: ['§4307', '§4306', '§4308', '§15', '§15', '§15', '§15', '§58', '§58', '§58', '§59', '§15', '§1', '§58']

§4307Word/RTF
§4306§4308
1. General assistance required. Municipalities shall provide general assistance to all eligible persons at the expense of that municipality, except as provided
in section 4311. A municipality shall not move or transport a person into another municipality to avoid responsibility for general assistance
support for that person. Any municipality which illegally moves or transports a person, or illegally denies assistance to
a person which results in his relocation, in addition to the other penalties provided in this chapter, shall reimburse twice
the amount of assistance to the municipality which provided the assistance to that person. That reimbursement shall be made
in accordance with subsection 5. A. [1987, c. 349, Pt. H, §15 (RP).]
1987, c. 349, Pt. H, §15 (RPR)
A. A resident of the municipality. For the purposes of this section, a "resident" means a person who is physically present
in a municipality with the intention of remaining in that municipality to maintain or establish a home and who has no other
residence; and [1987, c. 349, Pt. H, §15 (NEW).]
B. Eligible persons who apply to the municipality for assistance and who are not residents of that or any other municipality.
If a person is not a resident of any municipality, the municipality where that person first applies shall be responsible for
support until a new residence is established. [1987, c. 349, Pt. H, §15 (NEW).]
4. Special circumstances. Overseers of a municipality may not move or transport an applicant or recipient into another municipality to relieve their municipality of responsibility
for that applicant's or recipient's support. The municipality of responsibility for relocations and institutional settings is as follows. A. When an applicant or recipient requests relocation to another municipality and the overseers of a municipality assist that person to relocate to another municipality, the municipality from which that person is moving continues to be responsible for the support of the recipient for 30 days after relocation. As used in this paragraph, "assist" includes: (1) Granting financial assistance to relocate; and (2) Making arrangements for a person to relocate. [RR 2009, c. 2, §58 (COR).]
B. If an applicant is in a group home, shelter, rehabilitation center, nursing home, hospital or other institution at the time
of application and has either been in that institution for 6 months or less, or had a residence immediately prior to entering
the institution which the applicant had maintained and to which the applicant intends to return, the municipality of responsibility is the municipality where the applicant was a resident immediately prior to entering the institution. For the purpose of this
paragraph, a hotel, motel or similar place of temporary lodging is considered an institution when a municipality: (1) Grants financial assistance for a person to move to or stay in temporary lodging; (2) Makes arrangements for a person to stay in temporary lodging; (3) Advises or encourages a person to stay in temporary lodging; or (4) Illegally denies housing assistance and, as a result of that denial, the person stays in temporary lodging. [RR 2009, c. 2, §58 (COR).]
RR 2009, c. 2, §58 (COR)
5. Disputes between municipalities. Nothing in this section may permit a municipality to deny assistance to an otherwise eligible applicant when there is any
dispute regarding residency. In cases of dispute regarding which municipality is the municipality of responsibility, the municipality where the application has been filed shall provide support until responsibility has been determined by
the department. The department shall make a written determination within 30 working days of a complaint or notification of
a dispute. The department's decision must include the sources of information relied upon, findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding which municipality is responsible
and the reimbursement due, if any, from the responsible municipality to the municipality providing assistance. If after 30
days the reimbursement has not been paid, the municipality to which reimbursement is due shall notify the department, the
department shall credit the municipality owed the reimbursement and either deduct that amount from the debtor municipality
or refer the bill to the Treasurer of State for payment from any taxes, revenue, fines or fees due from the State to the municipality.
RR 2009, c. 2, §59 (COR)
6. Appeals. Any municipality or person who is aggrieved by any decision or action made by the department pursuant to this section shall
have the right to appeal pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375. A request for that appeal
shall be in writing and shall be made within 30 days of the written department decision. The appeal shall be held within 30
days of receipt of that request and shall be conducted by one or more fair hearing officers. In no event may an appeal be
held before a person or body responsible for the decision or action. Review of any decision under this subsection shall be
pursuant to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80C.
1987, c. 349, Pt. H, §15 (NEW)
1983, c. 577, §1 (NEW). 1987, c. 349, §H15 (RPR). RR 2009, c. 2, §§58, 59 (COR). Data for this page extracted on 10/16/2012 08:28:12. The Revisor's Office cannot provide legal advice or