An Act To Prevent Elder Prescription Drug Abuse

Sec. 1. Report. The University of Maine Center on Aging shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than September 15, 2008 on the results of the center's study funded in section 2 on preventing prescription drug abuse by the elderly and on the center's recommendations for future actions.

Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

Educational and General Activities - UMS 0031

Initiative: Provides one-time funds to the University of Maine Center on Aging to study and devise an action plan to prevent prescription drug abuse by the elderly.

GENERAL FUND	2007-08	2008-09
All Other	$100,000	$0
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$100,000	$0

summary

This bill makes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $100,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 to the University of Maine Center on Aging to study and devise an action plan to prevent prescription drug abuse by the elderly and requires the University of Maine Center on Aging to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than September 15, 2008 on the results of the study to prevent prescription drug abuse by the elderly and recommendations for future actions.