# Maine LD 2083: An Act to Expand Access to Certified Residential Medication Aide Training Maine LD 2083, An Act to Expand Access to Certified Residential Medication Aide Training, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Michele Meyer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 574); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2083-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 2083 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Expand Access to Certified Residential Medication Aide Training - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 574 - Sponsor: Michele Meyer (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL - RESIDENTIAL MEDICATION AIDES - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State funding supports medication aide training: benefit, low. The law allocates $272,316 to Maine’s Division of Licensing and Certification for the medication aide program in fiscal year 2026–27. This includes $180,366 for staff costs and $91,950 for other costs. It supports a Program Services II position and a contract position addressing clinical issues in… - Medication aide certificates come with possible fees: mixed, low. Maine must certify people who successfully complete an approved residential medication aide course; certificates last 2 years. Courses must meet state training requirements for unlicensed assistive workers and teach safe medication administration. The health department reviews the curriculum at lea… - Treatment centers lose automatic medication rule coverage: mixed, low. The law removes drug treatment centers from the list automatically covered by the health department’s medication-administration rules. Assisted housing, residential care, day care, children’s homes and nursery schools remain covered. So do nonnursing intermediate care facilities for people with int… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michele Meyer (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2026-03-19: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 574 - 2026-03-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-10: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-819), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-819) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2026-03-03: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-819).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-01-07: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate) - 2026-01-07: Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-819), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-819), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1398&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2083-132 (as of 2026-10-17).