F) Other Basic Necessities 74 1) Clothing 74 2) Medical 74 3) Hospital Bills 75 4) Dental 76 5) Eye Care 76 6) Telephone Charge 77 7) Work-Related Expenses 77 8) Travel Expenses 77 9) Burials, Cremations 77 10) Capital Improvements 78 Section 6.9 – Burials; Cremations 78 Funeral Director Must Give Timely Notice 78 Application for Assistance Shall be Calculated on Behalf of the Deceased 79 The Financial Responsibility of Certain Family Members 79 Consideration of the Financial Responsibility of Family Members 80 Proration of Familial Responsibility 80 Eight Days to Determine Eligibility 81 The Municipal Obligation to Pay When Legally Liable Relatives or Others Can Contribute 81 Burial Expenses 81 Cremation Expenses 82 Section 6.10 – Notice of Decision 82 Written Decision 82 Contents 83 Disbursement of General Assistance 83 Article VII – The Fair Hearing 84 Section 7.1 – Right to a Fair Hearing 84 Section 7.2 – Method of Obtaining a Fair Hearing 84 Written Request 84 Scheduling the Fair Hearing 85 Section 7.3 – The Fair Hearing Authority 85 Section 7.4 – Fair Hearing Procedure 86 Claimant’s Failure to Appear 87 Section 7.5 – The Fair Hearing Decision 88 Article VIII – Recovery of Expenses 90 Recipients 90 Recipients Anticipating Workers’ Compensation Benefits 90 Recipients of SSI 91 Relatives 91 Article IX – Severability 92
Appendixes Appendix A – GA Overall Maximums Appendix B – Food Maximums Appendix C – GA Housing Maximums Appendix D – Electric Utility Maximums Appendix E – Heating Fuel Appendix F – Household & Personal Items Appendix G –Mileage Rate Appendix H – Funeral Maximums Appendix I – Definition of Misconduct (26 MRSA § 1043(23))
ARTICLE VI Determination of Eligibility Section 6.1—Recognition of Dignity and Rights Any determination or investigation into an applicant’s eligibility will be conducted in a manner that will not violate the applicant’s privacy or personal dignity or violate his or her individual rights. Section 6.2—Determination; Redetermination The administrator will make an individual, factual determination of eligibility each time a person applies or reapplies for general assistance. The administrator will make a redetermination of eligibility at least monthly but may do so as often as necessary to administer the program efficiently and meet the needs of the applicants. Upon any application, the administrator will determine the applicant’s eligibility on the basis of a 30-day prospective analysis, but may elect to disburse that applicant’s assistance periodically, e.g., weekly, throughout a 30-day period of eligibility pursuant to that initial eligibility determination. The administrator may redetermine a person’s eligibility at any time during the period he or she is receiving assistance if the administrator is notified of any change in the recipient’s circumstances that may alter the amount of assistance the recipient may receive. Once a recipient has been granted assistance, the administrator may not reduce or rescind the grant without giving prior written notice to the recipient explaining the reasons for the decision and offering the recipient an opportunity to appeal the decision to the fair hearing authority (22 M.R.S.A. § 4309). Section 6.3—Verification Eligibility of applicant; duration of eligibility. The overseer shall determine eligibility each time a person applies or reapplies for general assistance. The period of eligibility will not exceed one month. At the expiration of this period applicants/recipients may reapply for assistance and the person's eligibility will be redetermined. Applicant's responsibilities. Applicants and recipients for general assistance are responsible for providing to the overseer all information necessary to determine eligibility. If further information or documentation is necessary to demonstrate eligibility, the applicant must have the first opportunity to provide the specific information or documentation required by the overseer. When information required by the overseer is unavailable, the overseer must accept alternative available information, which is subject to verification.
0 123 528 146 629 1 123 528 146 629 2 140 600 175 754 3 218 935 261 1,122 4 253 1,087 306 1,314 Piscataquis County Unheated Heated Bedrooms Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly 0 110 474 130 559 1 119 512 144 619 2 149 640 179 771 3 203 871 240 1,032 4 220 946 266 1,142 Somerset County Unheated Heated Bedrooms Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly 0 120 517 143 614 1 121 519 149 642 2 147 631 180 774 3 202 870 246 1,057 4 205 880 257 1,107 Non-Metropolitan FMR Areas Waldo County Unheated Heated Bedrooms Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly 0 123 530 147 631 1 131 565 160 689 2 159 683 190 818 3 220 945 263 1,132 4 244 1,050 297 1,277 Washington County Unheated Heated Bedrooms Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly 0 119 513 143 614 1 119 513 143 614 2 140 601 176 755 3 181 776 224 963 4 203 873 256 1,100 Metropolitan FMR Areas Bangor HMFA Unheated Heated