Maine LD1959 prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from reducing general assistance reimbursement maximums for emergency shelter.
Maine LD1959 amends the Maine Revised Statutes to ensure that the maximum level of municipal general assistance for emergency shelter is the actual cost of providing emergency shelter services. It prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from reducing these maximum levels or establishing more restrictive eligibility periods. This Act applies retroactively to July 1, 2023, ensuring that the current reimbursement levels remain unchanged for emergency shelter services.
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