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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt.
Y, §2, is further amended to read:

 
D. A child one year of age or older and under 19 years of
age when the child's family income is equal to or below 150%
of the nonfarm income official poverty line, except that the
department may adopt a rule that provides that children
described in this paragraph in families with income over
150% and equal to or below 200% of the nonfarm income
official poverty line who meet the eligibility requirements
of the Cub Care program established under section 3174-T are
eligible to participate in the Cub Care program instead of
Medicaid. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter 2-A; and

 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 2001, c. 450, Pt.
A, §1, is further amended to read:

 
E. The parent or caretaker relative of a child described in
paragraph B or D when the child's family income is equal to
or below 150% of the nonfarm income official poverty line,
subject to adjustment by the commissioner under this
paragraph. Medicaid services provided under this paragraph
must be provided within the limits of the program budget.
Funds appropriated for services under this paragraph must
include an annual inflationary adjustment equivalent to the
rate of inflation in the Medicaid program. On a quarterly
basis, the commissioner shall determine the fiscal status of
program expenditures under this paragraph. If the
commissioner determines that expenditures will exceed the
funds available to provide Medicaid coverage pursuant to
this paragraph, the commissioner must shall adjust the
income eligibility limit for new applicants to the extent
necessary to operate the program within the program budget.
If, after an adjustment has occurred pursuant to this
paragraph, expenditures fall below the program budget, the
commissioner must shall raise the income eligibility limit
to the extent necessary to provide services to as many
eligible persons as possible within the fiscal constraints
of the program budget, as long as the income limit does not
exceed 150% of the nonfarm income official poverty line;
and.

 
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §3174-G, sub-§1, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 450, Pt.
A, §2, is repealed.

 
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §3174-FF, sub-§3, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 673,
Pt. MMM, §1, is repealed.


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