Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 116 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FILING AND REVIEWING OF PROVIDER AGREEMENT APPLICATIONS FOR BOARDING CARE FACILITIES ON A FLAT RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT
Section 144-116-B - Priority Areas

The Department will accept applications for boarding care provider agreements from applicants residing in fifteen areas of Maine. The areas were selected on the basis of current availability of long-term care beds. All areas identified below have fewer than the mean number of long-term care beds for the State as a whole. Long-term care beds include boarding care (BC), adult foster care (AFC), and intermediate care (ICF) beds. Bed availability was determined according to the following formula:

(3 x #BC beds) + (2 x #AFC beds) + (# of ICF beds)/Population/1000 65+

The Department reserves the right to allocate any or all or the 60 beds to any of the priority areas based on the quality of applications received.