10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 115, § 10
The purpose of these Principles is to comply with 22 Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Section 10, namely: to provide for payment of room and board costs in residential care facilities through the use of rates which are reasonable and adequate to meet the costs which must be incurred by efficiently and economically run facilities in order to provide room and board in conformity with applicable State and Federal laws, regulations, and quality and safety standards. The Department shall establish limits on cost components as a means of controlling costs and allocating funds.
These rules apply to Level III and Level IV residential care facilities or Private Non-Medical Institutions, who are eligible MaineCare Providers, as defined in Chapter 113 - Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Assisted Housing Programs
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 115, § 10