Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 9001 – Definition
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 9001
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- adult day care program: means a program of care, activities and protection maintained or carried out on a regular basis by a person or combination of persons in a private dwelling or other facility, for consideration, for any part of a day for 3 or more adults, 19 years of age or older, who are not blood relatives and are coming to the facility for the express purpose of participating in this program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 8601
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- facility: means any of the places defined in section 8001, 8101, 8201 or 8301?A, subsection 1?A, paragraph B. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7701
For purposes of this chapter, “veterans’ adult day health care program” or “program” means a therapeutically oriented outpatient day program that provides health maintenance and rehabilitative services to participants eligible for services under Title 37?B, chapter 11; that provides individualized care delivered by an interdisciplinary health care team and support staff, with an emphasis on helping participants and their caregivers to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to manage care requirements in the program; and that is principally targeted for complex medical or functional needs of veterans and other eligible participants. “Veterans’ adult day health care program” does not include a program for adults provided by a licensed residential facility, a day activity program licensed by the department or an adult day care program as defined in section 8601. [PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 444, §1 (NEW).