AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The U.S. Justice Department has determined Maine has been in violation of federal law for limiting services to a man with several disabilities and medical conditions.

The Bangor Daily News reports a letter from the Justice Department last week ordered the state to protect the civil rights of residents with disabilities who need support services or else face legal action.

The state currently requires those individuals to live in group homes but the letter asks for the state to make it possible for individuals to receive the services they require at home.

A spokeswoman for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services says it is reviewing the letter.