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The bureau shall provide technical assistance and expertise to | the agency in the development of the agency's rules for | eligibility, benefit plan design and other aspects of the plan. |
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| | 7.__Coordination with federal, state and local health care | systems.__The agency shall institute a system to coordinate | the activities of the agency and the plan with the health care | programs of the Federal Government and state and municipal | governments. |
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| | 8.__Reports.__On or before January 1st of each year, the | agency shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature an | annual report of its operations and activities during the | previous year.__This report must include facts, suggestions | and policy recommendations that the agency considers | necessary.__As it determines appropriate, the agency shall | publish and disseminate information helpful to the citizens of | this State in making informed choices in obtaining health | care, including the results of studies or analyses undertaken | by the agency. |
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| | 9.__Advisory committees.__The agency may appoint advisory | committees to advise and assist the agency.__Members of an | advisory committee serve without compensation but may be | reimbursed by the agency for necessary expenses while on | official business of the committee. |
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| | 10.__Headquarters.__The agency's central office must be in | the Augusta area, but the agency may hold hearings and | sessions at any place in the State. |
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| | 11.__Seal.__The agency may have a seal bearing the words | "Maine Universal Health Care Agency." |
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| §4165.__Maine Universal Health Care Fund |
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| | 1.__Fund established.__The Maine Universal Health Care Fund | is established to finance the plan. |
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| A.__Deposits into the fund and expenditures from the fund | must be made pursuant to this section and to rules adopted | by the agency to carry out the purposes of this chapter. | Payments into the fund may include payments from other | governmental units, payments from 3rd-party payors, | payments under agreements of cooperation and coordination | for enrollees in other insurance or health benefit | programs and payments under any system of revenue or | taxation imposed by the Legislature to fund the plan. |
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