LD2131 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, Regarding the Nursing Facility Reform Transition Fund.

What is the status of LD2131?

Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (April 6, 2026).

Who sponsored LD2131?

Nicole Grohoski (D, 7), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD2131?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2131&snum=132

Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature

Maine LD2131: Resolve, Regarding the Nursing Facility Reform Transition Fund

Q: What does LD2131 do?

In its own words: To amend its rules to provide cost-of-living adjustments. Resolved: That, as soon as practicable, the Page 1 - 132LR2932(03) Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities, to remove the prohibition on adjusting the guardrails for inflation and require that the guardrails used in the 3-year transition period to the new reimbursement methodology are adjusted for inflation. The cost-of-living adjustment applied to rates for certain MaineCare services under Public Law.

Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026

What the bill says

To amend its rules to provide cost-of-living adjustments. Resolved: That, as soon as practicable, the Page 1 - 132LR2932(03) Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities, to remove the prohibition on adjusting the guardrails for inflation and require that the guardrails used in the 3-year transition period to the new reimbursement methodology are adjusted for inflation. The cost-of-living adjustment applied to rates for certain MaineCare services under Public Law.

From the engrossed text:

to amend its rules to provide cost-of-living adjustments. Resolved: That, as soon as practicable, the Page 1 - 132LR2932(03) Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities, to remove the prohibition on adjusting the guardrails for inflation and require that the guardrails used in the 3-year transition period to the new reimbursement methodology are adjusted for inflation. The cost-of-living adjustment applied to rates for certain MaineCare services under Public Law 2025, chapter 388, Part GGG on January 1, 2026 must be applied to the guardrails and retroactively applied to January 1, 2026. The guardrails must be adjusted for any subsequently implemented cost-of-living adjustment until the end of the rate reform transition period or until guardrails are no longer applied, whichever is later. Sec. 2. Nursing Facility Reform Transition Fund stakeholder group. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall convene a stakeholder group to examine the use of the Nursing Facility Reform Transition Fund. The stakeholder group must include, but is not limited to, representatives from the department, representatives of a statewide organization that represents nursing facilities, operators of nursing facilities and the long-term care ombudsman described under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 5107-A. The department shall ensure that …

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Maine LD2131: Resolve, Regarding the Nursing Facility Reform Transition Fund

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