AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - State lawmakers are proposing a plan meant to ease the transition of some mental health patients in Maine who stand to lose access to intensive community mental health services.
The Portland Press Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1qvtx6B ) that under Wednesday’s proposal, the transition period for clients currently receiving daily living assistance would be extended to 120 days. Additional 90-day extensions would be offered through June 2017 for those who can’t access other programs within MaineCare.
Current rental assistance recipients would be grandfathered.
Community support services offered under Section 17 of the MaineCare Benefits Manual would be restricted to patients with more serious diagnoses, including schizophrenia, or who meet certain conditions, like homelessness.
State officials say enrollment has increased 50 percent over the past five years to accommodate people with less-severe diagnoses.
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Information from: Portland Press Herald, https://www.pressherald.com
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