Maine Statutes
§ 22 §5113 — Purpose
Maine·Title 22 HEALTH AND WELFARE·Part 1 SERVICES TO MAINE'S AGING AND ADULTS·Ch. 1457 COORDINATED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR MAINE'S ELDERLY
It is the purpose of this chapter to encourage and assist community and regional agencies to concentrate resources in order to develop greater capacity and foster the development of coordinated community programs to help older people by entering into new cooperative arrangements with each other and with providers of social services for planning for the provision of, and providing, social services and, where necessary, to reorganize or reassign functions, in order to secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment for older people capable of self-care with appropriate supportive services and remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence for older persons.
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Legislative History
PL 1973, c. 630, §1 (NEW).
Nearby Sections
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§ 22 §5101
Short title§ 22 §5102
Declaration of a people§ 22 §5103
Declaration of objectives§ 22 §5104
Definitions§ 22 §5104-A
State agencies to cooperate§ 22 §5105
Bureau of Elder and Adult Services§ 22 §5106
Powers and duties§ 22 §5107
State agencies to cooperate§ 22 §5107-A
Long-term care ombudsman program§ 22 §5107-B
Long-term Care Steering Committee§ 22 §5107-C
Program established§ 22 §5107-E
Evaluation teams§ 22 §5107-F
Reimbursement