Maine § 22 §7861 Administration of assisted housing facilities funded by the State; eligible clients

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §7861 — Administration of assisted housing facilities funded by the State; eligible clients

Maine § 22 §7861

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 3DRUG ABUSE

Ch. 1664ASSISTED HOUSING FACILITIES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §7861 (2026).

Text

The Department of Health and Human Services, with advice from the Maine State Housing Authority, the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service or any other housing agency financing assisted housing facilities, shall administer state-funded assisted housing facilities. Administration must include, but is not limited to:

1.Rules; payment for assisted housing facilities. Adopting rules governing the services to be provided under assisted housing facilities paid for with state funds. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A;

2.Compliance with standards and guidelines. Reviewing the compliance of assisted housing facilities with standards and guidelines established for the facilities;

3.Award

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The Department of Health and Human Services, with advice from the Maine State Housing Authority, the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service or any other housing agency financing assisted housing facilities, shall administer state-funded assisted housing facilities. Administration must include, but is not limited to:
1.
Rules; payment for assisted housing facilities.
Adopting rules governing the services to be provided under assisted housing facilities paid for with state funds. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A;
2.
Compliance with standards and guidelines.
Reviewing the compliance of assisted housing facilities with standards and guidelines established for the facilities;
3.
Awarding of grants.
Awarding of grants, when available and necessary, to subsidize the cost of assisted housing facilities for eligible clients.
4.
Residential care facility depreciation.
Calculating depreciation recapture for a residential care facility, as defined in section 7852, subsection 14, that is reimbursed by the department under the rules of reimbursement for room and board costs, including depreciation, when the facility is sold on or after July 1, 2013, using a methodology that provides percentage credits for buildings, fixed equipment and moveable equipment based on the number of years of operation of the residential care facility by the owner that is consistent with the following:

Legislative History

PL 2001, c. 596, §A1 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 596, §B25 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. BB, §14 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 582, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 176, §32 (AMD).