Distance restriction on placement of Medicaid recipients

22 M.R.S. § 1867, under LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS.

22 M.R.S. § 1867

The department may make Medicaid reimbursement for a nursing facility contingent on a maximum distance between a patient's home and the nursing facility if the maximum distance is not more than 60 miles; except that the distance restriction may not be applied to the Maine Veterans' Homes.