H. An enrollee must be obligated to reimburse the State from the estate of the enrollee for all benefit costs that apply to Medicaid benefits for nursing facility care or hospice care if the enrollee dies within 5 years.

3. Coverage may not begin under the Medicaid cancer program until the waiver has been obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Legislature has approved the operation of the program and appropriated funding for coverage in the biennial budget.

4. Rules adopted pursuant to this resolve are routine technical rules as defined by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

SUMMARY

This resolve directs the Department of Human Services to apply for a waiver to establish a Medicaid cancer program. Coverage under the program is limited to persons who have inadequate health care coverage and covers only the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Coverage may not begin until the waiver has been obtained from the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Legislature has approved the operation of the program and appropriated funding for coverage in the biennial budget.