HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
LD 42 -- HP0033
Original Title: An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Examine the Rate Setting and Financing of Maine's Long-term Care Facilities. New Title: Resolve, to Improve the Quality of Long-term Care Services.
LD 114 -- HP0101
Original Title: An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force to Study the Need for an Ombudsman for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Relating to the Department of Human Services. New Title: An Act Regarding Medicaid Managed Care Ombudsman Services.
LD 256 -- HP0178
An Act to Enhance the Health of Maine Citizens by Improving Community Health Programs.
LD 528 -- HP0397
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force to Study the Need for an Ombudsman for the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Relating to the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.
LD 975 -- HP0708
An Act to Establish a Mental Health, Human Services and Corrections Ombudsman.
LD 1290 -- HP0912
An Act to Create the Position of Ombudsman in the Department of Human Services.
LD 1322 -- SP0447
An Act to Ensure the Provision of Long-term Care Services.
LD 1378 -- HP0980
An Act to Ensure Access to Long-term Care Services for Persons with Dementia.
LD 1432 -- HP1021
An Act to Improve Care to Nursing Home Residents by Requiring Adequate Staff to Provide Hands-on Care.
LD 1477 -- SP0492
An Act to Promote Healthy Maine Families.
LD 1623 -- HP1138
An Act to Provide Services for Children in Need of Supervision.
LD 1668 -- SP0588
Original Title: An Act to Create the Drive ME Wheels-to-work Program. New Title: An Act Regarding Promoting Access to Transportation.
LD 1733 -- SP0610
An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding the Provision of Services to Persons with Alzheimer's Disease.
LD 1807 -- HP1253
Resolve, to Encourage Access and Quality Care for People with Alzheimer's Disease in Residential Care Facilities.
LD 1814 -- HP1260
An Act Establishing the Newborn Hearing Program.
LD 1838 -- HP1277
An Act to Include Mental Retardation, Developmental Disability and Substance Abuse Services in the Community Service System of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and to Consolidate Those Advisory Bodies to the Department.
LD 1839 -- HP1278
An Act to Maintain High-quality Services in Long-term Care in Maine.
LD 1952 -- HP1352
An Act to Simplify the Process of Determining the Eligibility of Homeless Persons for General Assistance.
LD 1963 -- HP1365
An Act to Establish the Maine Council on Aging.
LD 1984 -- HP1377
An Act to Establish Department of Human Services Review Panels.
LD 2046 -- SP0726
An Act to Amend the Powers of Hospital Administrative District No. 1.
LD 2119 -- HP1479
An Act to Enhance Competition and Public Health.
LD 2128 -- HP1490
Original Title: An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Licensure of Dental Hygienists. New Title: Resolve, Regarding Public Health Supervision of Dental Hygienists.
LD 2150 -- HP1507
An Act to Ensure Community-based Services for Persons With Mental Retardation or Autism.
LD 2187 -- HP1534
Original Title: Resolve, to Implement the Study and Report on the Problems of Homeless Youth. New Title: Resolve, to Study Youth Homelessness.
LD 2212 -- HP1555
An Act to Revise Laws Regarding Persons with Mental Retardation.
LD 2269 -- HP1622
An Act to Make Changes to the Cub Care Program.
LD 2272 -- HP1625
An Act to Increase the Availability of Family Foster Homes.
LD 2273 -- HP1626
An Act Regarding Asthma Management Education.
LD 2305 -- HP1645
An Act to Amend the Child Care Licensing Laws.
LD 2308 -- SP0889
Resolve, to Provide Adequate Reimbursement for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists and a Study of Medicaid Reimbursement.
LD 2324 -- HP1655
Resolve, to Increase the Reimbursement Amount for Occupational and Physical Therapy Services Under the Medicaid Program.
LD 2358 -- SP0906
An Act to Ban Smoking in Enclosed Areas of Places Licensed for the Sale of Food or Alcohol.
LD 2360 -- SP0908
An Act to Provide Equitable Delivery of Mental Health Services.
LD 2368 -- SP0916
An Act to Promote Bone Marrow Donation.
LD 2374 -- SP0923
Original Title: An Act to Establish an Office of Women’s Health. New Title: Resolve, to Implement the Recommendations Contained in the Report Entitled "Women's Health: An Action Plan for Maine".
LD 2379 -- SP0929
Original Title: An Act to Eliminate the Discriminatory Tax on the Electronic Filing of Prescription Drug Reimbursement. New Title: An Act to Establish a Comprehensive Electronic Claims-filing System for the Medicaid Program.
LD 2415 -- HP1709
An Act to Remove Certain Barriers for Low-income Working Parents.
LD 2434 -- HP1728
An Act to Improve the Lives of People with Disabilities.
LD 2454 -- HP1748
Resolve, to Provide Medicaid Reimbursement for Hospice Care.
LD 2463 -- HP1757
An Act to Establish the Tobacco Smokers Medical Fund.
LD 2465 -- HP1759
An Act to Enhance Day Care Opportunities for Latchkey Children.
LD 2475 -- SP0945
An Act to Encourage Assisted Living Facilities Projects in the State.
LD 2476 -- SP0946
An Act to Promote Improvements to and Evaluation of Services by Long-term Care Providers.
LD 2495 -- HP1781
An Act to Coordinate and Improve Access to Health Care for Women.
LD 2513 -- SP0964
Original Title: An Act to Adopt Recommendations of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services and the Joint Advisory Committee on Select Services for the Elderly Related to the Mental Health Service Needs of the Elderly. New Title: Resolve, Regarding Services for Older Persons with Mental Illness.
LD 2523 -- SP0980
An Act to Establish Fair Pricing for Prescription Drugs.
LD 2559 -- SP0997
An Act to Amend the Charter of Hospital Administrative District No. 4.
LD 2580 -- SP1012
Original Title: An Act to Provide Legal Access to Marijuana for Medical Use. New Title: Resolve, Regarding Access to Marijuana for Medical Use.
LD 2599 -- SP1026
An Act to Establish Fairer Pricing for Prescription Drugs.
LD 2606 -- HP1870
An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Foster Parents.
LD 2623 -- SP1041
An Act to Clarify Terms of Appointment to the Advisory Committee on Family Development Accounts.
LD 2644 -- HP1900
An Act Relating to Eligibility for the Elderly Low-cost Drug Program.
LD 2658 -- HP1910
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 1: Rights of Recipients of Mental Health Services Who are Children in Need of Treatment, Section A-VII, Rights to Due Process With Regard to Grievances and Section A-IX, Confidentiality of and Access to Mental Health Records, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.
LD 2659 -- HP1913
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Sections 61, 62, 63, 68 and 73 of 10-49, Chapter 5, Bureau of Elder and Adult Services Policy Manual, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Human Services.