An Act To Update the Laws Governing the Maine Veterans' Homes
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1524
Committee Amendment CA_A_S368 (Senate)
Amends: 37-B MRSA §601

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to S.P. 586, L.D. 1524, Bill, "An Act To 
Update the Laws Governing the Maine Veterans' Homes" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. 37-B MRSA §601, as repealed and replaced by PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, 
§59, is amended to read: 
§601. Homes established; purpose 
There m1:1st he are established public homes for veterans in Maine known as "Maine 
Veterans' Homes':'" for the pw:pose of providing long-term care. support and related 
services to eligible veterans and family members of veterans. In addition to the existing 
120-bed home located in Augusta, a 120-bed home located in Scarborough, a heme aet ta 
~eeea 4 Q heas 40-bed home located in Caribou, a 60-bed home located in Machias. a 
120-bed home located in Bangor aet ta exeeea 12Q heas, of which 40 beds are dedicated 
to patients with dementia, and a 90-bed home located in South Paris aet ta exeeee 9Q 
heas, of which 30 beds are dedicated to patients with dementia, may be constructed if 
federal Veterans' Administration funds are available to meet part of the costs of each 
facility for construction or operation. Ia aaaitiea, a heme leeatee i-B Maehias aet ta 
exeeea 6Q heas may he eeastraetea if feaet=al Vetefaas' Aamiaisa=atiea fsaas ef ftmas 
fi::em aay ethef state, feaefal ef pri11ate s01:1fee aFe a11ailahle ta meet part ef the easts af the 
faeility fef eeastraetiea ef epefatiea, ~eept that the Maehias heme Hi&)' aet hegia 
epeFatiea prief ta J1:1J..y 1, 1995 aaa the eeastraetieB aad ft:maiag ef the Maehias heme 
Hi&)' aet i-B aay way j eepaFdii;e the eeastraetiea, fsaaiag ef fiaaaeial 11iahility ef aay 
ethef heme. The Maine Veterans' Homes also are authorized to provide nonnursing 
facility care and services to Maine veterans if approved by appropriate state and federal 
authorities. The BeaFa ef Trastees ef the Maiae Vet0fafts' Hemes shall plaa aaa ae11elap 
the Maehias heme aaa alfj' a0001:1fSi-Bg faeility eaFe aad s0fV-i:ees 1:1siag aay fsaes 
&1tailahle fef that fll:lffl0Se, e~Eeept fef the A,1:1g1:1sta faeility's fsaaed aepfeeiatiea aeeel:lftt. 
The Maine Veterans' Homes are authorized to construct community-based outpatient 
clinics for Maine veterans in cooperation with the United States Department of Veterans 
Affairs and may construct and operate veterans hospice facilities, veterans housing 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 586, L.D. 1524 
facilities and other facilities authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans' 
Homes, using available funds. Any funds loaned to the Maine Veterans' Homes for 
operating purposes from the funded depreciation accounts of the Maine Veterans' Homes 
must be reimbursed from any funds received by the Maine Veterans' Homes and available 
for that purpose. The primary purpose of the Maine Veterans' Homes is to provide 
support and care for honorably discharged veterans who served on active duty in the 
United States Armed Forces or who served in the Reserves of the United States Armed 
Forces on active duty for other than training purposes.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report, maintains existing law that prescribes 
the number of beds at various Maine Veterans' Homes locations but strikes the provisions 
that establish the number of beds that certain facilities may not exceed. The amendment 
maintains the requirement that some facilities have a specific number of beds dedicated to 
dementia patients. The bill proposes to remove any specific requirements for the number 
of beds at any facility and for the location of the facilities, which have already been 
constructed. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT