An Act To Fund and Support the Veterans Homes in Caribou and Machias and Require Legislative Approval for the Establishment and Closure of Veterans Homes (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 2001
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: JACKSON
Amends: 37-B MRSA §606-A

Legislative Document
No. 2001
S.P. 719
In Senate, February 23, 2022
An Act To Fund and Support the Veterans Homes in Caribou and 
Machias and Require Legislative Approval for the Establishment 
and Closure of Veterans Homes
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  37-B MRSA §606-A is enacted to read:
§606-A.  Establishment or closure of Maine Veterans' Homes facility
If the Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans' Homes proposes the establishment or 
closure of a facility managed by the board, the board shall submit its proposal and suggested 
legislation implementing the proposal to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over matters related to veterans, which may report out a bill based on 
the proposal. The board may not establish or close a facility managed by the board without 
specific legislative approval.
Sec. 2.  Department of Health and Human Services to amend rules; Maine 
Veterans' Homes.  The Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rules 
to allocate an emergency payment of $75,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and fiscal year 2022-
to the Maine Veterans' Homes facilities located in Caribou and Machias.  Rules adopted 
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 3.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Provides one-time appropriations and allocations to the Department of Health 
and Human Services to provide emergency payments to the Maine Veterans' Homes facility 
located in Machias.
GENERAL FUND
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$75,000
$75,000
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$75,000
$75,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$132,010
$132,010
__________
__________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL
$132,010
$132,010
Nursing Facilities 0148
Initiative: Provides one-time appropriations and allocations to the Department of Health 
and Human Services to provide emergency payments to the Maine Veterans' Homes facility 
located in Caribou.
GENERAL FUND
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$75,000
$75,000
__________
__________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL
$75,000
$75,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
2021-22
2022-23
All Other
$132,010
$132,010
__________
__________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL
$132,010
$132,010
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2021-22
2022-23
GENERAL FUND
$150,000
$150,000
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$264,020
$264,020
__________
__________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$414,020
$414,020
SUMMARY
The bill requires the Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans' Homes to obtain 
legislative approval for the establishment or closure of a facility managed by the board.  
The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules to 
allocate emergency payments made in fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23 to the veterans 
homes located in Caribou and Machias.  The bill provides for one-time appropriations and 
allocations for the emergency payments.