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LD763 • 2025

An Act to Improve Long-term Care by Providing Funding for Nursing Facilities

An Act to Improve Long-term Care by Providing Funding for Nursing Facilities

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Sponsor
Senator Nicole Grohoski
Last action
2025-05-06
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Improve Long-term Care by Providing Funding for Nursing Facilities

An Act to Improve Long-term Care by Providing Funding for Nursing Facilities Sponsor: Senator Nicole Grohoski Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Improve Long-term Care by Providing Funding for Nursing Facilities Sponsor: Senator Nicole Grohoski Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-06 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-02-25 House

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-02-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Improve Long-term Care by Providing Funding for Nursing Facilities
Sponsor:
Senator Nicole Grohoski
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 763
S.P. 322 In Senate, February 25, 2025
An Act to Improve Long-term Care by Providing Funding for
Nursing Facilities
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock.

Page 1 - 132LR1807(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. Transfer from General Fund unappropriated surplus; Department
3of Health and Human Services, Nursing Facilities. Notwithstanding any provision
4 of law to the contrary, as soon as practicable, the State Controller shall transfer $50,000,000
5 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Health and
6 Human Services, Nursing Facilities program, Nursing Facility Reform Transition Fund
7 Other Special Revenue Funds account for the purpose of funding components of nursing
8 facility rates.
9Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
10 allocations are made.
11HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
12Nursing Facilities 0148
13 Initiative: Provides one-time funding in the Nursing Facility Reform Transition Fund Other
14 Special Revenue Funds account to fund components of nursing facility rates.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $50,000,000 $0
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $50,000,000 $0
15SUMMARY
16 This bill provides one-time funding of $50,000,000 to the Department of Health and
17 Human Services, Nursing Facilities program, Nursing Facility Reform Transition Fund
18 Other Special Revenue Funds account to fund components of nursing facility rates.
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