Maine § 22 §3521 Medical eye care program

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §3521 — Medical eye care program

Maine § 22 §3521

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 2AGED, BLIND, DISABLED OR MEDICALLY INDIGENT PERSONS

Ch. 960EYE CARE

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §3521 (2026).

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The department shall provide medical eye services, within the amounts appropriated by the Legislature, including corrective glasses, to individuals who have an annual income not exceeding 80% of the State's median income adjusted for family size and who have:

1.Eye disorder. A significant eye disorder that, if untreated, may progress to blindness; or

2.Visual acuity of 20/70 or worse. A visual acuity after correction of 20/70 or worse in the better eye. The department shall, after hearing, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, adopt rules governing eligibility, application procedures, services covered and reimbursement procedures, including member responsibility for a $10 copayment for prescriptions; a $10 copayment for an office visit to a physician, optome

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The department shall provide medical eye services, within the amounts appropriated by the Legislature, including corrective glasses, to individuals who have an annual income not exceeding 80% of the State's median income adjusted for family size and who have:
1.
Eye disorder.
A significant eye disorder that, if untreated, may progress to blindness; or
2.
Visual acuity of 20/70 or worse.
A visual acuity after correction of 20/70 or worse in the better eye.
The department shall, after hearing, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, adopt rules governing eligibility, application procedures, services covered and reimbursement procedures, including member responsibility for a $10 copayment for prescriptions; a $10 copayment for an office visit to a physician, optometrist or optician; and a $50 copayment for a hospital procedure or an ambulatory surgical center procedure. The authority to adopt rules granted by this paragraph is deemed to be the same authority granted by former section 3501-B.