HP0314
LD 475
Session - 127th Maine Legislature
C "B", Filing Number H-609, Sponsored by
LR 1371
Item 3
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘Resolve, To Reduce the Waiting List for Community-based Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder’

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
All Other
$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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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
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)


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