An Act to Establish the Respite for ME Program

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An Act to Establish the Respite for ME Program

An Act to Establish the Respite for ME Program Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

• An Act to Establish the Respite for ME Program Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish the Respite for ME Program
Sponsor:
Representative Kristen Cloutier
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Page 1 - 132LR0265(02)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 448 - L.D. 709
An Act to Establish the Respite for ME Program
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §7308, as amended by PL 2001, c. 487, §1, is repealed and the
following enacted in its place:
§7308. Respite for ME Program
The Respite for ME Program is established in the department. The department shall
administer the Respite for ME Program for the purpose of providing respite care, as
described in the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 United States Code, Section
3030s-1(b)(4), and supplemental services, as described in 42 United States Code, Section
3030s-1(b)(5), for family caregivers as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 3022(3)
and older relative caregivers as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 3030s(a)(4).
APPROVED
APRIL 18, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
30
PUBLIC LAW