Sec. A-5. 24-A MRSA §6908, sub-§12 is enacted to read:

12.__Report; jurisdiction.__Dirigo Health shall report twice annually, once in January and once during the last month of the regular legislative session, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial services matters on the Dirigo Health Program and budget.__ Minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of Dirigo Health must be provided to each member of the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over insurance and financial services matters, health and human services matters and appropriations and financial affairs.

Sec. A-6. 24-A MRSA §6911, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §8 and amended by c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended to read:

§6911. Coordination with MaineCare

The Department of Health and Human Services is the state agency responsible for the financing and administration of MaineCare. It shall pay for MaineCare benefits for MaineCare- eligible individuals, including those enrolled in health plans in MaineCare that are providing coverage under the Dirigo Health Insurance Program. An individual participating in the Dirigo Health Program who applies for and is determined eligible for MaineCare is enrolled directly in MaineCare.

Sec. A-7. 24-A MRSA §6912, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:

Dirigo Health may establish sliding-scale subsidies for the purchase of Dirigo Health Insurance Program coverage paid by eligible individuals or employees whose income is under 300% of the federal poverty level and who are not eligible for MaineCare. Dirigo Health may also establish sliding-scale subsidies for the purchase of employer-sponsored health coverage paid by employees of businesses with more than 50 employees, whose income is under 300% of the federal poverty level and who are not eligible for MaineCare.

Sec. A-8. 24-A MRSA §6912, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. A, §8, is amended to read:

2. Eligibility for subsidy. Individuals To be eligible for