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An Act To Expand Community Support Services for Certain Adult Members of the MaineCare Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3172, sub-§1-C  is enacted to read:
 
1-C.  Community support services.     "Community support services" means rehabilitation services that promote a person's recovery and integration into the community and that support the person in a living situation of that person's choice. "Community support services" includes, but is not limited to, community integration services, community rehabilitation services, intensive case management, daily living support services, skills development services, day support services, wellness recovery planning, trauma recovery, behavioral therapy and interpreter services.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3174-FF, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. MMM, §1, is amended to read:
 
2. Rules.   The department shall adopt rules to implement MaineCare Basic in accordance with this section. RulesExcept as provided in subsection 3, paragraph I, rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §3174-FF, sub-§3, ¶I  is enacted to read:
 
I.  A member is eligible for community support services in accordance with rules adopted by the department. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 4. Rules; MaineCare eligibility. The Department of Health and Human Services shall amend the rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 17, Community Support Services to include access to services to persons who have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. Pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 3174-FF, subsection 3, paragraph I, these rules are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A and must be provisionally adopted by the department and submitted to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2020.
 
SUMMARY
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 17, Community Support Services to include access to services to persons who have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder.