ME LD279

Parents of children eligible for MaineCare in-home personal care services may register as personal care agencies and receive reimbursement for providing care to their own children, beginning November 1, 2025

Parents must demonstrate reasonable but unsuccessful efforts to obtain regular in-home personal care services and pass required background checks

A non-parent individual must be designated as the employer and approved by both the Department of Health and Human Services and the parent

Department of Health and Human Services must submit state plan amendments or Medicaid waivers to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within 6 months of the Act's effective date

Designated as emergency legislation due to direct care worker shortages causing eligible children to go without services and forcing parents to leave paid employment