PART A

Sec. A-1. 22 MRSA c. 1664 is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 1664

ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS

§7851.__Assisted housing programs

Assisted housing programs are authorized under this chapter in the following settings and subject to the following standards and licensure requirements.

1.__Standards.__Assisted housing programs further the independence of the resident and respect the privacy and personal choices of the resident, including the choice to continue to reside at home for so long as the assisted housing program, as it is fundamentally designed, is able to meet the needs of the resident.__Assisted housing programs provided to residents must be consumer oriented and meet professional standards of quality.

2.__Settings.__Assisted housing programs may be provided in the following settings:

A.__Independent housing with services programs, as defined in section 7852, subsection 6;

B.__Assisted living programs, as defined in section 7852, subsection 4; or

C.__Residential care facilities, as defined in section 7852, subsection 14.

3.__Licensure requirements.__Independent housing with services programs are not subject to licensure.__Licensure of assisted living programs is governed by section 7801, subsection 1.__ Licensure of residential care facilities is governed by section 7801, subsections 1 and 3.

§7852.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Activities of daily living.__"Activities of daily living" means tasks routinely performed by a person to maintain