Section 346-36-1 - DefinitionsThe following terms have the following meanings:
1. "Affiliate" means with respect to an entity, another entity which it controls or is controlled by, or with which it is under common control, control being an ownership interest, a contractual right, or other interest with respect to an entity that confers upon its holder the authority or right, directly or indirectly, to manage or otherwise direct any material part of the business or financial affairs and policies of the entity or the operation of the entity's business or assets.2. "Chronic Homelessness" means a situation in which a person is living in a place not meant for human habitation, including emergency shelters, for at least twelve (12) months and for whom homelessness is correlated with a condition that makes accessing services and maintaining housing a significant challenge such as substance use disorder or a behavioral health condition, and includes a situation in which a person has been living intermittently in an institutional care facility, including but not limited to a correctional facility or health treatment facility, but is otherwise living in a place not meant for human habitation.3. "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services, an agency of the State.4. "Existing Site-based Housing First Properties" mean the 30-unit residential rental property located at 52 Frederic Street in Portland, Maine now or formerly known as Logan Place, the twenty-five (25) independent apartment units in the building located at 190 Valley Street in Portland, Maine now or formerly known as Florence House, and the 30-unit residential rental property located at 72 Bishop Street in Portland, Maine now or formerly known as Huston Commons.5. "Housing First Fund" means the fund established and administered pursuant to the Housing First Law and this rule.6. "Housing First Law" means 22 M.R.S. § 20-A (2023).7. "Housing First Program" means the program established pursuant to the Housing First Law to facilitate the delivery of support and stabilization services to residents of properties in the State that are established or developed to provide permanent housing for persons who are experiencing Chronic Homelessness.8. "Housing First Team" means a team of entities described in paragraph B of subsection 2 of section 2 of this rule that together will develop, own, and operate a Site-based Housing First Property.9. "Housing Stability Services" means services offered to residents of permanent housing for persons who are experiencing Chronic Homelessness where supportive services are not necessarily provided on site or twenty-four (24) hours per day, which services must be available to residents at least twenty (20) hours each week, must adequately meet the needs of the residents to build independent living skills, maintain housing, and access necessary community-based services, and can include outreach to persons experiencing Chronic Homelessness to establish connections and provide support that may result in securing stable permanent housing, including Site-based Housing First Properties.10. "MaineCare" means the joint federal-state Medicaid program established at Title XIX of the Social Security Act and administered by the Department in the State pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 3173.11. "MaineHousing" means the Maine State Housing Authority, a public body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State.12. "MaineHousing Loan Program" means a funding program established by MaineHousing pursuant to subsection 3 of section 4 of this rule.13. "On-site Housing Support and Stabilization Services" means support and stabilization services for persons experiencing Chronic Homelessness that are available on-site at Site-based Housing First Properties twenty-four (24) hours each day, seven (7) days each week and are designed to build independent living skills and connect persons with community-based services, and can also include outreach to persons experiencing Chronic Homelessness to establish connections and provide support to facilitate occupancy at a Site-based Housing First Property.14. "Qualified Service Provider" means a service provider that the Department has determined is qualified to provide On-site Housing Support and Stabilization Services pursuant to paragraph B of subsection 1 of section 3 of this rule.15. "Site-based Housing First Property" means permanent residential rental housing in the State of Maine with On-site Housing Support and Stabilization Services for individuals and families who at the time of initial occupancy were experiencing Chronic Homelessness.16. "State" means the State of Maine.99-346 C.M.R. ch. 36, § 1