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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 |
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Senator Peter Mills has taken it upon himself to rewrite the Maine Laws on Commitment and Outpatient Treatment without the imput of those individuals that these changes will affect. As consumers of mental health services we need to be informed and have our voices heard. A work session is planned for February 11, 2010 for the Health and Human Services Committee. Please look at these documents and let the Committee know what you think of these changes.
- Sen. Peter Mills Memo
- Definitions
- Protective Custody
- Blue Papers
- Progressive Treatment Plan
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Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services
- Senator Joseph C. Brannigan (D-Cumberland), Chair
- Email Senator Brannigan
- Residence/Mailing Address:
168 Concord Street
Portland, ME 04103 - Home Tel: 772-6047
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- Senator Lisa T. Marraché (D-Kennebec)
Email Senator Marrache
- Residence/Mailing Address:
109 Silver Street
Waterville 04901 - Home Tel: 861-0154
- Senator Peter Mills (R-Somerset)
- Email: pmills@mainelegal.net (home)
- Residence/Mailing Address:
PO Box 9
Skowhegan, ME 04976 - Home Tel: 474-3821 Bus: 474-3324
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- Representative Anne C. Perry (D-Calais), Chair
- Address: 474 South Street, Calais, ME 04619
- Home Telephone: (207) 454-7338
- Cell Phone: (207) 214-7000
- Home E-Mail: aperry@maineline.net
- State House E-Mail: RepAnne.Perry@legislature.maine.gov
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- Representative Patricia Jones (D-Mount Vernon)
- Address: 172 Wings Mills Road, Mount Vernon, ME 04352
- Home Telephone: (207) 512-5102
- Business Telephone: (207) 512-5102
- Fax: (207) 512-5126
- Cell Phone: (207) 242-2565
- Home E-Mail: pjone000@roadrunner.com
- State House E-Mail: RepPat.Jones@legislature.maine.gov
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- Representative Mark Eves (D-North Berwick)
- Address: 78 Madison Street, North Berwick, ME 03906
- Home Telephone: (207) 676-1001
- Business Telephone: (207) 850-0516
- Home E-Mail: markweves@yahoo.com
- State House E-Mail: RepMark.Eves@legislature.maine.gov
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- Representative Matthew J. Peterson (D-Rumford)
- Address: 600 Hancock Street, Rumford, ME 04276
- Cell Phone: (207) 776-8051
- Home E-Mail: petersonhouse08@gmail.com
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- Representative Linda F. Sanborn (D-Gorham)
- Address: 170 Spiller Road, Gorham, ME 04038
- Home Telephone: (207) 839-4664
- Cell Phone: (207) 939-2879
- Home E-Mail: lindasanborn@maine.rr.com
- State House E-Mail: RepLinda.Sanborn@legislature.maine.gov
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- Representative Peter C. Stuckey (D-Portland)
- Address: 20 Vaill Street, Portland, ME 04103
- Home Telephone: (207) 773-3345
- Home E-Mail: pstuckey114@yahoo.com
- State House E-Mail: RepPeter.Stuckey@legislature.maine.gov
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- Representative Sarah O. Lewin (R-Eliot)
- Address: 46 Caslyn Drive, Eliot, ME 03903
- Home Telephone: (207) 439-0354
- Home E-Mail: sallymehse@comcast.net
- State House E-Mail: RepSally.Lewin@legislature.maine.gov
- Representative Henry L. Joy (R-Crystal)
- Address: P. O. Box 103, Island Falls, ME 04747
- Home Telephone: (207) 463-2507
- Business Telephone: (207) 287-1440
- Fax: (207) 463-3466
- Home E-Mail: henjoy@ainop.com
- State House E-Mail: RepHenry.Joy@legislature.maine.gov
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- Representative Meredith N. Strang Burgess (R-Cumberland)
- Address: 155 Tuttle Road, Cumberland, ME 04021
- Home Telephone: (207) 829-6264
- Business Telephone: (207) 775-5227 Fax: (207) 775-3157
- Cell Phone: (207) 831-5227
- Home E-Mail: meredith@burgessadv.com
- State House E-Mail: RepMeredith.StrangBurgess@legislature.maine.gov
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- Representative James J. Campbell, Sr. (U-Newfield)
- Address: P. O. Box 29, West Newfield, ME 04095
- Home Telephone: (207) 793-2396
- Home E-Mail: jscampbell@psouth.net
- Representative Donald G. Soctomah (Passamaquoddy Tribe)
- Address: P. O. Box 159, Indian Township, ME 04668
- Home Telephone: (207) 214-4051
- Business Telephone: (207) 796-2301 or 853-2600
- Fax: (207) 796-5256
- Home E-Mail: soctomah@ainop.com
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- Committee Clerk: Jan Clark
- Hearing Room: Room 209, Cross State Office Building - phone (207) 287-1317 Chairs' Office: Room 209A, Cross State Office Building Mailing Address:Committee on Health and Human Services
100 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0100
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 January 2010 )
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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Congress Must Continue Push for Vital Health Care Reforms
Need For Access to Care and Quality Reforms Hasn't Changed --
Congress Must Not Change Course!
Tell Lawmakers to Act Quickly
January 25, 2010-Lawmakers must not abandon the path to enactment of historic House and Senate health care reform legislation. The goal of comprehensive health care reform must remain a priority.
The road to health care reform has been long and not without obstacles. However, this journey is vital for millions of Americans, including uninsured or underinsured children and adults with mental disorders.
Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the United States for people ages 15-44. This population is also at a five times greater risk of a co-occurring medical condition, like heart disease, diabetes or cancer. Tragically, individuals with serious mental illnesses typically die 25 years earlier than the general population because of the high rate of co-occurring chronic diseases.
The 111th Congress has moved our nation closer than ever to fixing this discrepancy through passage of House and Senate legislation that would:
- Expand Medicaid eligibility to at least 133% of poverty, including single, childless adults.
- Prohibit exclusions for pre-existing conditions, eliminate lifetime or annual dollar limits and ban rates based on health status, gender or occupation.
- Require health plans to include mental health, substance use and rehabilitation services in benefit packages and require mental health and substance use parity.
- Foster integration of mental and physical care through Medicaid medical homes.
- Establish a voluntary, national, long-term care insurance program.
Throughout 2009 your advocacy efforts to members of Congress have helped move these bills through the legislative process ─ and we thank you. Now is the time to remain vigilant and not let lawmakers off the hook. It is paramount to enact comprehensive health care reform legislation and the time is NOW!
Please Act Now!
Contact your members of Congress and urge them to continue to finalize the health care reform legislation approved by the House and Senate.
For details and to see how your lawmakers voted, visit the Bazelon Center's health care reform web page.
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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Provide Input to Federal Labor Dept. Officials, NCD Report on Housing
From January through March the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and its federal partners will hold a series of six Listening Sessions across the country. These sessions will provide an opportunity for members of the public to provide input to senior federal officials on their ideas for more effective ways to employ women, Veterans and minorities with disabilities, and what is currently working in their communities to increase employment among people with disabilities.
- Boston: March 3 (DOL Region I: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT, PR, VI)
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- More information is also available at: http://www.disabilitylisteningtour.com/.
NCD Report on Housing Opportunities for People with Disabilities
- The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released a report entitled The State of Housing in America in the 21st Century: A Disability Perspective. The report provides recommendations to improve housing opportunities for people with disabilities. The research contained in this report presents a comprehensive overview of the state of housing in the twenty-first century, and answers important questions about the current housing needs and options for people with disabilities living in the United States.
- For more information click here: http://www.disability.gov/housing/news_%26_events
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 January 2010 )
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Monday, 23 November 2009 |
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Starting Monday, November 23rd, Eastern Area Agency on Aging will have winter coats available in our lobby. We have teamed up with LL Bean again this year to offer free previously owned coats to consumers in our area. The coats are donated and then professionally cleaned. 450 Essex Street, Bangor, ME 04401
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Friday, 07 August 2009 |
- You can now apply for a Property Tax and Rent Rebate for rent and property taxes paid in 2008.
- If you have not received an application, you can call 207-624-7894 and leave your name and mailing address, and one will be mailed to you.
- If you wish you can download an application at http://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxrelief/tnr.htm
- or for a faster rebate, it's easy to apply on-line at http://www.maine.gov/revenue/netfile/TNRIfile.htm
- You may qualify for a refund of up to $1,600 if:
- You do not have a spouse or dependent(s) and your 2008 household income was $61,400 or less; or
- You do have a spouse or dependent(s) and your 2008 household income was $81,850 or less
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- Your 2008 property tax was more than 4% of your 2008 household income; or
- The rent you paid in 2008 was more than 20% of your 2008 household income.
- NOTE: Low-income seniors do not need to meet these requirements.
- You will have until June of next year - 2010 - to file for your 2008 rebate.
- Please note: you will be able to file for Property Tax and Rent Rebates for property taxes and rent paid in 2009 on your Maine State Tax return you file in 2010.
- Call the Maine Revenue Service at 207-626-8475 if you have questions about the application.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 07 August 2009 )
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