From Augusta
Ricker Hamilton now Maine’s official commissioner of state health and human services
Thu, 11/02/2017 - 10:45am
Ricker Hamilton
Ricker Hamilton
Ricker Hamilton was officially sworn in by Governor Paul LePage to serve as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Hamilton began his career working at Long Creek Youth Development Center, then transitioned to DHHS to work in nursing home licensing and member eligibility. He advanced in 2011 to serve as the Director of the Office of Aging and Disability Services. In 2013, he became the Deputy Commissioner of Programs, and in May of this year, he was appointed Acting Commissioner of the Department.
Outside his duties at DHHS, he serves on the board of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, and the National Institute on the Prosecution of Elder Abuse.
In a confirmation hearing in front of the Health and Human Services Committee (HHS) that occurred in October, Hamilton highlighted both recent successes and coming challenges facing DHHS. He emphasized the Department's investments in innovative programs like Opioid Health Homes and the success of the DHHS initiated PMP law. Hamilton pledged to increase communication with the Committee, and to work collaboratively with HHS to achieve the shared objective of improving the lives of Maine people.
Hamilton began his career working at Long Creek Youth Development Center, then transitioned to DHHS to work in nursing home licensing and member eligibility. He advanced in 2011 to serve as the Director of the Office of Aging and Disability Services. In 2013, he became the Deputy Commissioner of Programs, and in May of this year, he was appointed Acting Commissioner of the Department.
Outside his duties at DHHS, he serves on the board of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, and the National Institute on the Prosecution of Elder Abuse.
In a confirmation hearing in front of the Health and Human Services Committee (HHS) that occurred in October, Hamilton highlighted both recent successes and coming challenges facing DHHS. He emphasized the Department's investments in innovative programs like Opioid Health Homes and the success of the DHHS initiated PMP law. Hamilton pledged to increase communication with the Committee, and to work collaboratively with HHS to achieve the shared objective of improving the lives of Maine people.
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