AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills ceremonially signed a bill Monday sponsored by Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, that will require health care providers to cover fertility treatment.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval on Tuesday to a bill sponsored by Rep. Colleen Madigan, D- Waterville, that would institute workload limits for child protective services caseworkers.
LD 1825 would require the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that caseworkers within the Office of Child and Family Services are not working more than 60 hours over seven consecutive days or 70 hours over eight consecutive days.
AUGUSTA - Yesterday, Governor Janet T. Mills announced a proposal to fund the urgent behavioral health needs of Maine people. As more Mainers report mental health needs as a top issue for children and adults, the commitment was welcomed by Democratic lawmakers.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, introduced legislation on Tuesday before the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee that would prevent exhaustion and burnout among caseworkers within the Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) and protect the children they serve.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee voted last Thursday to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, aimed at requiring health care providers to cover fertility treatment.
LD 1539 would require carriers offering health care plans in Maine to provide coverage for fertility diagnostic care and fertility treatment if the enrollee is already a fertility patient.
AUGUSTA - Several members of the Maine Legislature attended a summit Tuesday on the mental health crisis in Maine resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The event took place at the Augusta Civic Center. Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, Sen. Marianne Moore, R-Calais, Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, and Rep.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, introduced a bill last Thursday before the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee that would make it easier for more MaineCare members to have a loved one accompany them to a medical appointment.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Joint Select Committee on Housing unanimously voted Tuesday to advance a measure that combines proposals from Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, and Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, to increase funding for homeless shelters in Maine.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, introduced legislation Tuesday before the Legislature's Housing Committee that would increase the nightly rate that the state pays low-barrier shelters.
AUGUSTA - The Legislative Council recently approved a bill from Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, that would increase the nightly rate that the state pays low-barrier shelters. The bill would also direct the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to pursue a waiver to access federal Medicaid funds to serve unhoused people with substance use disorders, mental health disorders and older or disabled people with critical medical needs.
