Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Health And Human Services, Office Of Mainecare Services To Create The Complex Care Assistant Training Program

LD 1540 creates a program allowing parents or guardians of children under 20 requiring complex medical care to become trained as "complex care assistants" and receive MaineCare reimbursement for providing that care at home. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to form a council - including parents, medical professionals, and nursing agencies - to develop training standards covering skills like medication administration and tracheostomy care. MaineCare will reimburse parents/guardians who complete the training, with services provided under the supervision of a registered nurse visiting every 30 days. The department must also apply for federal waivers to enable this reimbursement and submit a 2029 report on program implementation and effectiveness.