Quick ExitThe Attorney General's Healthcare Crimes Unit (the State's designated Medicaid Fraud Control Unit) is a federally-funded unit charged with investigating and prosecuting MaineCare fraud and abuse, neglect or financial exploitation occurring in MaineCare facilities or committed by MaineCare providers or their employees.
Quick ExitThe Maine Civil Rights Act authorizes the Attorney General to seek restraining orders against persons who commit violence, threats of violence, or property damage motivated by bias. Civil rights can be defined in the simplest terms as our personal liberties or rights.
The Maine Attorney General is committed to the protection of Maine's elderly citizens. Elder physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation are crimes affecting the elderly community. An investigator in the Attorney General’s Office facilitates the prevention, reporting, investigation, and prosecution of such cases.
Quick Exit Maine ensures that survivors of sexual assaults that occur in Maine are not responsible for the cost of evidence collection, also known as a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE). The Victims' Compensation Program provides direct reimbursement to hospitals and other healthcare providers who perform SAFE.
Quick ExitMaine Victims' Compensation Program offers financial assistance to victims of crime. This overview provides information on how the program works and how victims of crime may access this support.
Quick Exit The Victims’ Compensation Program can help pay for mental health counseling for primary victims and some family members, both adults and children. The following explains how to complete parts of a Victims’ Compensation Application to request mental health counseling reimbursement and answers frequently asked questions about how we process such a request.
Quick ExitIf the following statements are true the claimant may be eligible for financial assistance.
Quick ExitIf you or someone you know is the victim of a violent crime, the Maine Crime Victims' Compensation Program may be able to help. The Victims' Compensation Program provides reimbursement for uninsured financial losses suffered by victims of violent crime and their families, such as medical and mental health counseling expenses, funeral expenses, lost wages, and more.
Quick Exit The Office of the Attorney General supports Maine victims and survivors of crime primarily through the Maine Crime Victims' Compensation Program and through direct services offered to victims of crimes prosecuted by the Criminal Division.
The Tobacco Enforcement Program is responsible for oversight of enforcement of all tobacco related statutes in Title 22 representing the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). These include laws on retail tobacco sales, public and workplace smoking. The Program has a contract with the U. S. Food and Drug Administration to enforce provisions of the Tobacco Control Act as they apply to tobacco retailers. The Program coordinates with the Office of Substance Abuse, the Single State Agency (SSA) designated to report compliance under the Synar program to the U.S.