SP0226
LD 633
Session - 127th Maine Legislature
S "A" to C "A", Filing Number S-540, Sponsored by Hamper
LR 1188
Item 6
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the amendment in Part A by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following:

Sec. A-8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Deappropriates funds for an adjustment in the MaineCare baseline.

GENERAL FUND 2015-16 2016-17
All Other
$0 ($6,936,665)
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($6,936,665)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Provides funding for additional medical claims due to expanding medical coverage under the MaineCare program to adults who qualify under federal law with incomes up to 133% of the nonfarm income official poverty line, with the 5% federal income adjustment for family size.

GENERAL FUND 2015-16 2016-17
All Other
$0 $30,551,956
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $30,551,956

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 2015-16 2016-17
All Other
$0 $222,859,155
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL $0 $222,859,155

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for federal fiscal year 2017.

GENERAL FUND 2015-16 2016-17
All Other
$0 ($12,549,248)
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 ($12,549,248)

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 2015-16 2016-17
All Other
$0 $12,549,248
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FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL $0 $12,549,248

Office of Family Independence - District 0453

Initiative: Provides funding for 79 Eligibility Specialist positions, 8 Family Independence Unit Supervisor positions and 16 Office Assistant II positions.

GENERAL FUND 2015-16 2016-17
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
0.000 79.000
Personal Services
$0 $1,786,743
All Other
$0 $147,214
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $1,933,957

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2015-16 2016-17
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
0.000 24.000
Personal Services
$0 $4,023,188
All Other
$0 $540,422
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $4,563,610

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2015-16 2016-17
GENERAL FUND
$0 $13,000,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND
$0 $235,408,403
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$0 $4,563,610
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $252,972,013

summary

This amendment offsets the General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services in fiscal year 2016-17 by using increased funding available as a result of the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for federal fiscal year 2017.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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