Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 149 - OFFICE OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES › Chapter 5 - BUREAU OF ELDER AND ADULT SERVICES POLICY MANUAL › Section 149-5-68 - RESPITE CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
68.01
DEFINITIONS
(A)
Authorized
				Agent
means an organization authorized by the Department to perform
				functions under a valid contract or other approved, signed agreement.
(B)
Caregiver
means the
				individual providing care to the consumer.
(C)
Consumer
means an adult with
				Alzheimer's Disease or a related disorder who meets eligibility under this
				Section.
(D)
Covered
				Services
are those services for which payment can be made by the
				Department under this Section.
(E)
Household members
means the consumer and spouse.
(F)
Household members' income
includes:
(1) Wages from work, including
				payroll deductions, excluding state and Federal taxes and employer mandated or
				court ordered withholdings;
(2)
				Benefits from Social Security, Supplemental Security Insurance, pensions,
				insurance, independent retirement plans, annuities, and Aid and
				Attendance;
(3) Adjusted gross
				income from property and/or business, based on the consumer's most recent
				Federal income tax; and
(4)
				Interest and dividends.
(5) Not
				included are benefits from: the Home Energy Assistance Program, Food Stamps,
				General Assistance, Property Tax and Rent Refund, emergency assistance
				programs, or their successors.
(G)
Liquid asset
is something of
				value available to the consumer that can be converted to cash in three months
				or less and includes:
(1) Bank
				accounts;
(2) Certificates of
				deposit;
(3) Money market and
				mutual funds;
(4) Life insurance
				policies;
(5) Stocks and
				bonds;
(6) Lump sum payments and
				inheritances and
(7) Funds from a
				home equity conversion mortgage that are in the consumer's possession whether
				they are cash or have been converted to another form.
Funds which are available to the consumer but carry a penalty
				  for early withdrawal will be counted minus the penalty. Exempt from this
				  category are mortuary trusts and lump sum payments received from insurance
				  settlements or annuities or other such assets named specifically to provide
				  income as a replacement for earned income. The income from these payments will
				  be counted as income.
(H)
Respite Care
meansservices
				provided to a consumer because of the absence of, or need for relief of, the
				consumer's caregiver. These servicesinclude but are not limited to assistance
				with activities of daily living, assistance with instrumental activities of
				daily living, supervision and companionship services. These services may be
				provided in the home; in a licensed Adult Day program; or in an institutional
				setting, not to exceed a total of fourteen (14) days for the fiscal year. For
				purposes of this Section, an institution is:
(1) A residential care facility licensed
				according to
				22 M.R.S.A.
				78017807; or
(2) A nursing facility, or unit, licensed
				according to
				22 M.R.S.A.
				Section1811 -
				1831.