‘Sec. 4. Federal funding for outreach activities. The Department of Health and Human Services shall apply for federal grant funds available for use for outreach activities as required in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 3174-T, subsection 7. These funds must be used to supplement the 2% funding and may not supplant that funding.
Sec. 5. Federal Medicaid waivers or state plan amendments; eligibility. The Department of Health and Human Services shall submit any waivers or state plan amendments to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determined necessary in order to accomplish the purposes of this Act, including but not limited to removing the requirement that premiums be paid and removing the requirement that children are subject to the 3-month waiting period for enrollment in the Cub Care program following the loss of health insurance or coverage under an employer-based plan.
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
Initiative: Provides appropriations and allocations due to the elimination of the premiums in the Children's Health Insurance Program.
GENERAL FUND | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
All Other
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$45,273 | $147,268 |
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $45,273 | $147,268 |
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
All Other
|
$281,844 | $506,966 |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $281,844 | $506,966 |
Sec. 7. Contingent repeal. The repeal of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 3174-T, subsection 2, paragraph C, subparagraph (5) and section 3174-T, subsections 5 and 12 take effect only if the Department of Health and Human Services receives approval from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to remove premium and waiting period requirements for health coverage for low-income children under the Cub Care program established in Title 22, section 3174-T, subsection 1. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services, upon receipt of approval, shall notify the Secretary of State, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Revisor of Statutes that such approval has been received.’