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LD1843 • 2025

An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health Care Needs

An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health Care Needs

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Sponsor
Representative Amy Roeder
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health Care Needs

An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health Care Needs Sponsor: Representative Amy Roeder Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health Care Needs Sponsor: Representative Amy Roeder Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1282(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1282(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1843 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-09 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health Care Needs
Sponsor:
Representative Amy Roeder
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1843
H.P. 1227 House of Representatives, April 30, 2025
An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health
Care Needs
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ROEDER of Bangor.
Cosponsored by Senator INGWERSEN of York and
Representatives: MATHIESON of Kittery, SARGENT of York, Senator: TIPPING of
Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR1282(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §3614 is enacted to read:
3§3614. Peer respite services
41. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, "peer
5 respite" means a community-based model of care in which an individual in need of precrisis
6 or crisis support can access nonclinical community mental health services from peers with
7 lived experience in a low-barrier, comfortable and safe setting.
82. Peer respite services and center. The department shall provide peer respite
9 services and establish one peer respite center. The center must provide 24-hour peer respite
10 services to individuals 18 year of age or older in need of voluntary, short-term mental health
11 services.
12Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
13 allocations are made.
14HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
15Office of Behavioral Health Z199
16 Initiative: Provides funding for a peer respite services program to provide short-term
17 mental health services to adults.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $575,000 $500,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $575,000 $500,000
18SUMMARY
19 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide peer respite
20 services and establish a peer respite center. The center must provide 24-hour peer respite
21 services to individuals 18 years of age or older in need of voluntary, short-term mental
22 health services.
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