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This series highlights the eligibility rules for Maine Medicaid (MaineCare) nursing home benefits and dispels certain myths the families that work with our office often hear. Myth 5: If I Enter a Nursing Home as a Private Pay Resident, I Must Spend All of My Assets on My Medical Care and Nursing Home Bills Before…
Important Developments Regarding the Laws on Delegation of Parental Rights
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For various reasons, sometimes parents are unable to care for their children. For example, a child may be taking a trip out of state with a school or extracurricular program and an unrelated adult supervising the trip needs authority to make medical decisions if a problem arises. Other situations might be more long-term, such as…
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In Maine, the Medicaid benefit is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and is called MaineCare. MaineCare can help pay for long-term care services for individuals who are both medically and financially eligible for the benefits. The MaineCare rules regarding long-term care are complex, and they include: An asset limit for…