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22 ME Rev Stat § 8809 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1685: QUALITY EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM|22 §8809. Rules (REPEALED)

 §8809. Rules (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 484, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 22 §8811 (RP).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8810 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1685: QUALITY EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM|22 §8810. Report to Legislature (REPEALED)

 §8810. Report to Legislature (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 484, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 22 §8811 (RP).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8811 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1685: QUALITY EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM|22 §8811. Effective date (REPEALED)

 §8811. Effective date (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 484, §1 (NEW). MRSA T. 22 §8811 (RP).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8821 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1686: NEWBORN HEARING PROGRAM|22 §8821. Newborn Hearing Program established

 §8821. Newborn Hearing Program established There is established within the department the Newborn Hearing Program, referred to in this chapter as the "program," to enable children and their families and caregivers to obtain information regarding hearing screening and evaluation and to learn about treatment and intervention services at the earliest opportunity in order to prevent or mitigate developmental delays and academic failures associated with undetected hearing loss. The obligations of the department regarding this program begin when funding is available to the department to implement the program.   [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8823 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1686: NEWBORN HEARING PROGRAM|22 §8823. Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Board

 §8823. Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Board The Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Board, as established in Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 14-C, is created to provide oversight and advice on the program. The department shall provide administrative support services required by the board.   [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).]1.  Duties.  The board shall perform the following duties.   A. The board shall oversee the program and advise the commissioner on issues relating to the program and shall recommend procedures for hearing screening, evaluation, treatment and intervention services.   [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).]B. Beginning January 1, 2001, the board shall report each year to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters and education matters on the program, the percentages of children being screened and evaluated and those children being offered and receiving intervention and treatment services. The report must be made available to the public.   [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).][PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Composition of board.  The board consists of an odd number of members, numbering at least 15, appointed by the Governor, including but not limited to:   A. An audiologist, a physician, a speech-language pathologist, a nurse, a certified teacher of the deaf and a person who provides early intervention services to children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing through the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf;   [RR 2017, c. 1, §15 (COR).]B. A person who is culturally deaf, a person who is hard-of-hearing or deaf, a parent of a child who is culturally deaf, a parent of a child who is hard-of-hearing or deaf and a parent of a hearing child; and   [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).]C. A representative of hospitals, a representative of health carriers, a representative of the early childhood special education program under Title 20-A, chapter 303 and a representative of the department.   [PL 2005, c. 662, Pt. A, §42 (AMD).][RR 2017, c. 1, §15 (COR).] 3.  Reimbursement for expenses.  Board members may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred to attend board meetings but are not entitled to per diem payments.   [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Funding.  The department shall provide financial and staff support for the board. The department shall submit grant proposals for funding the program to the Federal Government under the federal Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 1999 and under 42 United States Code, Chapter 7, Subchapter V.   [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 662, §A42 (AMD). RR 2017, c. 1, §15 (COR).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8825 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1686: NEWBORN HEARING PROGRAM|22 §8825. Rulemaking

 §8825. Rulemaking The department shall adopt rules as required to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.   [PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 647, §2 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8941 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM|22 §8941. Birth Defects Program

 §8941. Birth Defects Program There is established, within the Bureau of Health, the Birth Defects Program, referred to in this chapter as the "program," to identify and investigate birth defects in children. The program shall identify and research birth defects in children and maintain a central registry of cases of birth defects.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).]1.  Duties.  The program shall collect, analyze and distribute information and undertake necessary research to identify the following with regard to birth defects: causes, risk factors and strategies for prevention and the provision of services.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Data collection.  The program shall establish systems for data collection that are medically recognized and scientific, that identify prevalence and incidence rates by region and population group and that identify the morbidity and mortality rates resulting from birth defects.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Submission of information.  Providers of health care licensed under this Title and Title 32 must make available to the program health care records and information relating to the occurrence of birth defects in the form and manner provided by the department.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Contact with families.  The department may contact families to provide information about available services.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).] 5.  Contracts.  The department may enter into contracts with nonprofit institutions and entities to perform its functions under this chapter.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8942 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM|22 §8942. Investigations and inspections

 §8942. Investigations and inspections The department may conduct investigations and inspections, including medical, demographic, environmental, epidemiological and toxicological investigations, of current or past cases of suspected birth defects in order to determine the nature and extent of disease or known or suspected causes of the birth defects, to improve access to services and to formulate and evaluate control measures to protect the public health. Persons requested to provide information and access to health care and other records for the purposes of an investigation or inspection under this section shall provide information and access.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8943 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM|22 §8943. Central registry

 §8943. Central registry The department shall establish and maintain a central registry for cases of birth defects to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and facilitate research on birth defects. The submission of information to and distribution of information from the central registry are subject to the requirements of this chapter and other provisions of law. Information that directly or indirectly identifies individual persons contained within the registry is confidential and must be distributed from the registry in accordance with rules adopted by the department. The department shall adopt rules according to which it will in a timely fashion refer to the Child Development Services System children with confirmed birth defects who may be eligible for early intervention. The department and the Department of Education shall execute an interagency agreement to facilitate the referrals under this section. In accordance with the interagency agreement, the Department of Education shall offer a single point of contact for the Department of Health and Human Services to use in making referrals. Also in accordance with the interagency agreement, the Child Development Services System may make direct contact with the families who are referred. The referrals may take place electronically. For purposes of quality assurance and improvement, the Child Development Services System shall supply to the department aggregate data at least annually on the number of children referred under this section who were found eligible for early intervention services and on the number of children found not eligible for early intervention services. In addition, the department shall supply data at least annually to the Child Development Services System on how many children had data entered into the registry. For a child whose parent or legal guardian objects on the basis of sincerely held religious belief, the department may not require the reporting of information about that child to the central registry or enter into the central registry information regarding birth defects of that child.   [PL 2007, c. 450, Pt. A, §9 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 450, Pt. A, §9 (AMD).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8944 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM|22 §8944. Rules

 §8944. Rules The department shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 8945 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1687: BIRTH DEFECTS PROGRAM|22 §8945. Report

 §8945. Report By the last business day of each year the department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters regarding the operation of the program and the central registry. The report must include information on any findings and activities of the department with regard to birth defects and a summary of statistical information from the program and the central registry. The report may include recommendations from the department to improve the operation of the program and the central registry.   [PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 344, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9001 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1689: VETERANS' ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS|22 §9001. Definition

 §9001. Definition For purposes of this chapter, "veterans' adult day health care program" or "program" means a therapeutically oriented outpatient day program that provides health maintenance and rehabilitative services to participants eligible for services under Title 37-B, chapter 11; that provides individualized care delivered by an interdisciplinary health care team and support staff, with an emphasis on helping participants and their caregivers to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to manage care requirements in the program; and that is principally targeted for complex medical or functional needs of veterans and other eligible participants. "Veterans' adult day health care program" does not include a program for adults provided by a licensed residential facility, a day activity program licensed by the department or an adult day care program as defined in section 8601.   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9002 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1689: VETERANS' ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS|22 §9002. Rules

 §9002. Rules The department shall adopt rules for veterans' adult day health care programs, which must include, but may not be limited to, rules pertaining to the health and safety of the eligible participants and staff, the quality of the program provided, the administration of medication and licensing procedures. Reimbursement to the provider of veterans' adult day health care must be at the rate of 65% of the MaineCare reimbursement for nursing facility care. The department shall use as guidance for the rules those established by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 38 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 52.   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9003 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1689: VETERANS' ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS|22 §9003. License

 §9003. License 1.  License required.  Beginning October 1, 2011, a person may not operate a veterans' adult day health care program in this State without having obtained a license from the department.   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Fee.  The department shall by rule establish a reasonable fee for a program license.   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9004 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1689: VETERANS' ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS|22 §9004. Fire safety

 §9004. Fire safety 1.  Inspection required.  A license may not be issued by the department for a veterans' adult day health care program until the department has received from the Commissioner of Public Safety a written statement signed by one of the officials designated under Title 25, section 2360, 2391 or 2392 to make fire safety inspections indicating that the program's facility is in compliance with the applicable fire safety provisions in subsection 2 and Title 25, section 2452.   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Life Safety Code.  The written statement under subsection 1 must be furnished annually to the department and must indicate that the veterans' adult day health care program's facility is in compliance with the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code that are specified in:   A. The provisions relating to family day care homes, if the veterans' adult day health care program has no more than 6 adults per session;   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).]B. The provisions relating to group day care homes, if the veterans' adult day health care program has at least 7 but no more than 12 adults per session; or   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).]C. The provisions relating to child day care, if the veterans' adult day health care program has 13 or more adults per session.   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).][PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Fees.  The department shall establish and pay reasonable fees to the Department of Public Safety or a municipal official for each inspection under this section. Fees collected by the Department of Public Safety under this subsection must be deposited into a special revenue account to defray expenses in carrying out this section. Any balance of fees may not lapse but must be carried forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purposes in the following fiscal years.   [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9005 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1689: VETERANS' ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS|22 §9005. Prohibited employment based on disqualifying offenses

 §9005. Prohibited employment based on disqualifying offenses 1.  Prohibited employment based on disqualifying offenses.  A veterans' adult day health care program shall conduct a comprehensive background check for direct access personnel, as defined in section 1717, subsection 1, paragraph A-2, in accordance with state law and rules adopted by the department and is subject to the employment restrictions set out in section 1812-G and other applicable federal and state laws when hiring, employing or placing direct access personnel, including, but not limited to, a certified nursing assistant or a direct care worker.   A. [PL 2015, c. 196, §16 (RP); PL 2015, c. 299, §24 (RP).] B. [PL 2015, c. 196, §16 (RP); PL 2015, c. 299, §24 (RP).] C. [PL 2015, c. 196, §16 (RP); PL 2015, c. 299, §24 (RP).] The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2015, c. 196, §16 (AMD); PL 2015, c. 299, §24 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 196, §16 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 299, §24 (RPR).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9051 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1691: MAINE BACKGROUND CHECK CENTER ACT|22 §9051. Short title

 §9051. Short title This chapter may be known and cited as "the Maine Background Check Center Act."   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9052 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1691: MAINE BACKGROUND CHECK CENTER ACT|22 §9052. Background Check Center

 §9052. Background Check Center In order to promote and protect the health and safety of children and adults in need of support and care, the Background Check Center is established within the department to operate an Internet-based system that employers use to access criminal records and other background information to determine the eligibility of individuals to work in direct access positions with vulnerable Maine citizens including children, elderly persons, dependent adults and persons with disabilities. The online system is maintained by the Background Check Center in coordination with the Department of Public Safety, State Bureau of Identification and with other state and federal agencies.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9055 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1691: MAINE BACKGROUND CHECK CENTER ACT|22 §9055. Background Check Center funding and fees

 §9055. Background Check Center funding and fees After the initial construction and operational phase, the Background Check Center is funded through user fees as provided in this section.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]1.  User fee.  The department shall adopt rules to establish Background Check Center user fees. The user fee must reasonably reflect the necessary costs to maintain, operate and develop the Background Check Center. The user fee must be no less than $25 and no more than $150. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] 2.  Special revenue account.  Revenue generated pursuant to this section must be deposited in a special revenue account in the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services and dedicated for Background Check Center operations.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).
22 ME Rev Stat § 9056 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE|Subtitle 6: FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS|Chapter 1691: MAINE BACKGROUND CHECK CENTER ACT|22 §9056. New event monitoring; rap back monitoring program

 §9056. New event monitoring; rap back monitoring program 1.  New disqualifying offenses.  A direct access worker's data must be searched and monitored for new events that may disqualify the individual from employment as a direct access worker.   A. The department shall establish procedures regarding the exchange of data among federal or state criminal justice agencies and the Background Check Center, including criminal offenses not reported in earlier background check reports that upon final disposition disqualify the individual from employment as a direct access worker.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]B. The department shall establish procedures to search and monitor applicable registries and databases for notations or new information not reported in earlier background check reports that prohibit or disqualify employment as a direct access worker.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).][PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] 2.  Rap back monitoring program.  The bureau is authorized to initiate and provide services pursuant to federal or state rap back monitoring to report new criminal record events to the Background Check Center for noncriminal justice purposes.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] 3.  Collection of identifier data.  The bureau shall coordinate with the Background Check Center to collect the personally identifiable information and relevant data of individuals as needed to meet the requirements of the rap back monitoring program or as otherwise required by this chapter and other laws.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] 4.  Dissemination and storage of data.  The Background Check Center and the bureau shall follow protocols established by federal or state law for the use and exchange of information with the rap back monitoring program, the Background Check Center and criminal justice agencies as applicable. The bureau shall:   A. Maintain the personally identifiable information in the criminal history records repository;   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]B. Compare the personally identifiable data or other data or both to criminal records to conduct a criminal record check and disseminate the results of this record check to authorized entities;   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]C. Exchange data through the rap back monitoring program with the Background Check Center for noncriminal justice purposes;   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]D. Disseminate criminal record event information, including notifications from the rap back monitoring program, to an authorized entity or in a manner consistent with the requirements of this chapter and federal and state laws; and   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).]E. Secure and coordinate services as needed to effect the provisions and purposes of this chapter.   [PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).][PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 299, §25 (NEW).