| | Sec. B-17. 22 MRSA §2700-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2005, c. 589, §2, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 4. Fees. Beginning April 1, 2006, each manufacturer of | prescription drugs that are provided to Maine residents through | the MaineCare program under section 3174-G or the elderly low- | cost drug program under section 254 254-D shall pay a fee of | $1,000 per calendar year to the State. Fees collected under this | subsection must be used to cover the cost of overseeing | implementation of this section, including but not limited to | maintaining links to publicly accessible websites to which | manufacturers are posting clinical trial information under | subsection 3 and other relevant sites, assessing whether and the | extent to which Maine residents have been harmed by the use of a | particular drug and undertaking the public education initiative | under subsection 5. Revenues received under this subsection must | be deposited into an Other Special Revenue Funds account to be | used for the purposes of this subsection. |
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| | Sec. B-18. 22 MRSA §7703, sub-§4, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 691, | §2, is amended to read: |
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| F. The Protection and Advocacy Agency for the | Developmentally Disabled in Maine in connection with | investigations conducted in accordance with Title 5, chapter | 961 511. The determination of what information and records | are relevant to the investigation shall must be made by | agreement between the department and the agency; and |
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| | Sec. B-19. 24-A MRSA §3703, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1997, c. 661, §5, | is further amended to read: |
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| | 5. Composition of the board. The board consists of up to 9 | members. Six members must be officers, directors, employees, | partners or members of policyholders who purchase workers' | compensation coverage from the Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance | Company. Two members must be persons who represent the public | interest of the company and must be appointed by the Governor | within 30 days after a new board member is authorized or a | vacancy occurs, subject to review and comment by the joint | standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over | banking and insurance matters. The designated committee shall | complete its review within 15 days of the Governor's written | notice of appointment. If the designated committee fails to act | within the required 15 days, then the appointees put forward by | the Governor become the required board members. One member must | be an at-large policyholder member elected by the board. The | remaining board member is the president and chief executive | officer who shall serve on the board of directors while employed | as president and chief executive officer. The reduction in the |
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