12. Funds not to lapse. Funds appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purpose of this section may not lapse but must carry from year to year.;

Sec. A-6. 22 MRSA §254, sub-§§13 to 15 are enacted to read:

13.__Wrap services.__The department shall adopt rules governing wrap services to provide coverage under the program to individuals who are eligible for prescription drug benefits under both MaineCare and Medicare D.__For the purposes of this subsection "wrap services" means coverage for certain prescription and nonprescription drugs that are needed by an individual and that are not available under MaineCare or Medicare D;

14.__Continuity of care.__The department shall adopt rules governing continuity of care under the program to ensure that individuals who are eligible for prescription and nonprescription drug benefits under Medicare D and the program or under Medicare D, the program and MaineCare do not lose coverage for needed drugs at the beginning of coverage under Medicare D, as a result of the required copayment in Medicare D after the amount of initial coverage or by operation of law or regulation or rule applicable to the program, the MaineCare program or Medicare D; and

15.__Education and outreach.__The department shall provide education and outreach services to applicants and individuals enrolled in the program to increase access to needed prescription and nonprescription drugs and fully use other private, state and federal programs.

Sec. A-7. 22 MRSA §254, as amended by PL 2003, c. 611, §1 and c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. A-8. Transitional prescription and nonprescription drug benefits. Beginning November 1, 2005, and continuing until such time as individuals who are enrolled in both the elderly low-cost drug program pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 254, and Medicare D are able to obtain needed prescription and nonprescription drugs covered under Medicare D without undue hardship or until April 1, 2006, whichever occurs