Resolve, To Provide Reimbursement for Residential Care Facilities for Rising Heating Costs and Cost-of-Iiving Adjustments
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0975
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: PERRY, CLARK, CONNOR, DRISCOLL, GROSE, MILLER, PEOPLES, TUTTLE

Legislative Document 
No. 975 
H.P.735 
House of Representatives, March 2, 2007 
Resolve, To Provide Reimbursement for Residential Care Facilities 
for Rising Heating Costs and Cost-of-Iiving Adjustments 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Representative PERRY of Calais. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: CLARK of Millinocket, CONNOR of Kennebunk, 
DRISCOLL of Westbrook, GROSE of Woolwich, MILLER of Somerville, PEOPLES of 
Westbrook, TUTTLE of Sanford. 
Printed on recycleu paper 
Sec. 1. Rules regarding actual heating costs. Resolved: That, by October 1, 
2007, the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend the principles of 
reimbursement for residential care facilities to require proper recognition of and 
reimbursement for each facility's actual heating costs. 
The rules mllst provide that 
facility heating costs be fully reimbursed as fixed costs. not subject to cost caps or other 
types of limitations. The rules must provide reimbursement under the new method for all 
facility fiscal years ending after July 1, 2007. The rules must apply to all private non-
medical institutions that are reimbursed for room and board costs under the following: (1) 
the sections of the Principles of Reimbursement for Residential Care Facilities - Room 
and Board Costs (10-144 Chapter 115); and (2) the rules entitled Private Non-medical 
Institutional Services, Appendix C, "Principles of Reimburs~ment for Medical and 
Remedial Service Facilities" and Appendix F, "Principles of Reimbursement for Non-
case Mixed Medical and Remedial Facilities" (10-144 Chapter 101, Chapter III, Section 
97). Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined by the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Rules regarding cost-of-living adjustments for certain medical and 
remedial private non-medical institutions. Resolved: That, by October 1, 2007, 
the Department of Health and Human Services shall amend the principles of 
reimbursement for residential care facilities to provide cost-of-living adjustments for state 
fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09. 
The rules must apply to all private non-medical 
institutions that are reimbursed for room and board costs under the following: (I) the 
sections of the Principles of Reimbursement for Residential Care Facilities - Room and 
Board Costs (10-144 Chapter 115); and (2) the rules entitled Private Non-medical 
Institution Services, Appendix C, "Principles of Reimbursement for Medical and 
Remedial Service Facilities" and Appendix F, "Principles of Reimbursement for Non-
case Mixed Medical and Remedial Facilities" (10-144 Chapter 10 I, Chapter III, Section 
97). Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined by the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend the rules 
for reimbursing certain private non-medical institutions to provide for full reimbursement 
of heating costs in facilities and to provide cost-of-living adjustments in state fiscal years 
2007-08 and 2008-09. The rules are designated major substantive rules.