Sec. QQ-1. 22 MRSA §3174-T, sub-§2, ¶A, as reallocated by RR 1997, c. 2, §46, is amended to read:
A. The maximum eligibility level, subject to adjustment by the commissioner under paragraph B, is 185% 200% of the nonfarm income official poverty line.
Sec. QQ-2. 22 MRSA §3174-T, sub-§11 is enacted to read:
11. Cub Care drug rebate program. The department shall enter into a drug rebate agreement with each manufacturer of prescription drugs under the Cub Care program in accordance with the federal Social Security Act, Section 1927, as long as the agreements are consistent with state and federal law, are approved by the federal Health Care Finance Administration and result in a net increase in rebate revenue available to the Cub Care program. Individual rebate agreements may vary.
A. Any increase in revenue from the Cub Care drug rebate program over accepted estimates as of the effective date of this subsection that results in a higher percentage of the total Cub Care drug rebates must be reserved to provide coverage pursuant to this section.
Sec. QQ-3. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2000-01
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Family Independence - Central
Positions - Legislative Count (1.000)
Personal Services $29,587
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine for one Human Services Aide III position that reflect the costs to manage the increased access to Cub Care.
Medical Care - Payments to Providers
All Other $466,796
Provides funds from the Fund for a Healthy Maine for the costs to increase access to Cub Care.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ____________
TOTAL $496,383
Sec. QQ-4. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Federal Expenditures Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2000-01
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Family Independence - Central
Positions - Legislative Count (1.000)
Personal Services $29,587
All Other 5,000
____________
TOTAL $34,587
Provides funds for one Human Services Aide III position and related operating costs that reflect the federal share of the costs to manage the increased access to Cub Care.
Medical Care - Payments to Providers
All Other $1,507,807
Provides funds for the federal share of the costs to increase access to Cub Care.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ____________
TOTAL $1,542,394
Sec. QQ-5. Contingent effective date. This Part takes effect July 1, 2000 only if sufficient funds are available in the Fund for a Healthy Maine.
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