{"data":{"id":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3521","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"22 M.R.S. §3521","heading":"Medical eye care program","body":"The department shall provide medical eye services, within the amounts appropriated by the Legislature, including corrective glasses, to individuals who have an annual income not exceeding 80% of the State's median income adjusted for family size and who have:\n1.  Eye disorder.  A significant eye disorder that, if untreated, may progress to blindness; or\n2.  Visual acuity of 20/70 or worse.  A visual acuity after correction of 20/70 or worse in the better eye.\nThe department shall, after hearing, in a manner consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, adopt rules governing eligibility, application procedures, services covered and reimbursement procedures, including member responsibility for a $10 copayment for prescriptions; a $10 copayment for an office visit to a physician, optometrist or optician; and a $50 copayment for a hospital procedure or an ambulatory surgical center procedure.  The authority to adopt rules granted by this paragraph is deemed to be the same authority granted by former section 3501‑B.","path":["TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE","SUBTITLE 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION","PART 2: AGED, BLIND, DISABLED OR MEDICALLY INDIGENT PERSONS","CHAPTER 960: EYE CARE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec3521.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"4daf268763b0d381ad16b7801243b054c571dabd1b421cf91f99b5f1001f4a85","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3512","next":"us-me/22-m.r.s.-3551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}