‘Resolve, To Reduce the Waiting List for Community-based Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder’
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the emergency preamble and before the emergency clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Provide funding for community-based services for adults with intellectual disabilities or autistic disorder. Resolved: That, with an appropriation of funding provided in section 2, the Department of Health and Human Services shall reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder; and be it further
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
Developmental Services Waiver - MaineCare 0987
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.
| GENERAL FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$0 | $5,000,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $5,000,000 |
Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
|
All Other
|
$0 | $998,420 |
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|
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| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $998,420 |
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.
| FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
|
$0 | $10,641,900 |
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| FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL | $0 | $10,641,900 |
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
|
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 | $5,000,000 |
|
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
|
$0 | $10,641,900 |
|
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$0 | $998,420 |
|
|
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $0 | $16,640,320 |
summary
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the resolve. The resolve increases the combined annual limit for service reimbursement from $23,771 to $47,550. Rather than increasing the limits, the amendment adds appropriations and allocations of $16,640,320 in all funds to reduce the waiting list for community-based services for adults with intellectual disabilities or autistic disorder provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)