Resolve, To Enhance the Administration of the Child and Adult Care Food Program by Creating Clear Guidelines for Organizations and Streamlining the Application Process
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1472
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: ALFOND, GATTINE, BURNS, HASKELL, BLACK, HAMANN, HICKMAN, MAREAN

Legislative Document 
No. 1472 
S.P. 570 
In Senate, December 18, 2015 
Resolve, To Enhance the Administration of the Child and Adult 
Care Food Program by Creating Clear Guidelines for Organizations 
and Streamlining the Application Process 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 18, 2015.  Referred to the Committee 
on Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator ALFOND of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative GATTINE of Westbrook and 
Senators: BURNS of Washington, HASKELL of Cumberland, Representatives: BLACK of 
Wilton, HAMANN of South Portland, HICKMAN of Winthrop, MAREAN of Hollis. 
Whereas, the Child and Adult Care Food Program is a federally funded nutrition 
program within the United States Department of Agriculture that is administered in the 
State by the bureau of child and family services within the Department of Health and 
Human Services; and 
Whereas, the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program provides reimbursement 
for nutritious meals and snacks served to eligible infants and children in qualifying child 
care centers, family day care homes, emergency shelters and after-school care programs 
for at-risk students and to eligible adults receiving care in qualifying nonresidential adult 
day care centers; and 
Whereas, in order to provide such services and receive reimbursement, qualifying 
care facilities must complete lengthy applications and comply with numerous 
requirements, prohibitions and guidelines; and 
Whereas, certain facilities encounter difficulty navigating the application process 
and meeting the requirements, thus reducing the number of facilities that qualify to 
provide these critical services; now, therefore, be it: 
Sec. 1.  Review and revise application; guidelines. Resolved:  That the 
Department of Health and Human Services shall review the application and reapplication 
procedures and forms required for an organization to apply to participate in the federal 
Child and Adult Care Food Program and shall: 
1.  Streamline the application and reapplication forms; 
2.  Provide access to the forms through the department's publicly accessible website; 
and 
3.  Enable online completion and submission of all forms required for an organization 
to participate in the program, including but not limited to the application and 
reapplication forms. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human Services to review the 
application and reapplication procedures and forms required for an organization to apply 
to participate in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, and it directs the 
department to streamline the application and reapplication forms; provide access to the 
forms through the department's publicly accessible website; and enable online completion 
and submission of all forms required for an organization to participate in the program, 
including but not limited to the application and reapplication forms.