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MaineLD 979132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 113: Assisted Housing Programs Licensing Rule, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPTHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT - RULES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Staffing reports and public data for care homes

Residential care facility administrators must send staffing and resident counts to DHHS every three months. Reports must start no later than 60 days after DHHS says the reporting system is ready. Each report lists daily direct-care staff by shift, the number and agency name of temporary staff, the quarterly staff turnover rate, and the daily resident census. Starting January 2, 2027, DHHS sends a yearly report to lawmakers with monthly averages of this data. The 2027 report must also explain how the data will be available on DHHS’s public website.

Stakeholder review of care home staffing

The long‑term care ombudsman must convene a group to study staffing in residential care. The group includes DHHS, providers, advocates, a resident’s family member, and two direct‑care employees not in management. It must start by September 30, 2025, give a preliminary report by January 30, 2026, and a final report by January 2, 2027. The review looks at staffing levels, ties to reimbursement, access to care, and data transparency.

Care homes keep current staffing ratios

Residential care facilities keep the current minimum staff‑to‑occupied‑bed ratios. The rule’s planned increases after one year and after two years are removed. Memory care units also keep existing staffing rules; the planned increases at one and two years are removed. This lowers near‑term staffing costs for providers but may limit added staff for residents.

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Actions Timeline

  1. RESLV Chapter 92

    5/1/2026

  2. FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

    6/17/2025Senate

  3. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    6/17/2025House

  4. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-743) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-743), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.

    6/16/2025Senate

  5. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-743).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    6/16/2025House

  6. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

    3/21/2025House

  7. Reported by Representative MEYER for the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072 and approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council.Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.

    3/7/2025House

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