{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3174-ii","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §3174-II","heading":"Relationship to federal Medicare program","body":"1.  Authorization.  To the extent permitted by federal law, with regard to the Medicare Part D benefit established in the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law 108-173, the department may:\nA.  Serve as an authorized representative for MaineCare members for the purpose of enrollment into a Medicare Part D plan;\nB.  Apply for Medicare Part D benefits and subsidies on behalf of MaineCare members;\nC.  Establish rules by which MaineCare members may opt out of the procedures under paragraphs A and B;\nD.  At its discretion, file exceptions and appeals on behalf of MaineCare members who are beneficiaries under Medicare Part D.  The department may identify a designee for this function; and\nE.  Identify objective criteria for evaluating Medicare Part D plans for the purposes of assisting or enrolling MaineCare members in Medicare Part D plans.\nRevisor's Note: §3174-II.  MaineCare Stabilization Fund (As enacted by PL  2005, c. 457, Pt. JJJ, §1 is REALLOCATED TO TITLE 22, SECTION 3174-KK)","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION","PART 1: ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 855: AID TO NEEDY PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec3174-II.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"ecfe6ade75d4443f235be35665069aa162d3a605d1c7c6c1c148c69f377b692e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3174-hh","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3174-jj"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}