An Act To Control County Jail Health Care Expenses Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following: Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: An Act to Control County Jail and Correctional Facility Health Care Expenses Incurred outside the Facilities' , Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the title in the first line (page 1, line in amendment) by striking out the following: Amend" and inserting in its place the following: Further amend Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the following: Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §3074 is enacted to read: §3074. Limitation on reimbursement rate to medical service providers for services outside correctional or detention facility The department may pay to a provider of a medical service for a person residing in a correctional or detention facility an amount no greater than the reimbursement rate applicable to that provider and that service as established by rule of the Department of Human Services for the MaineCare program under Title 22. This limitation applies to all medical care services, goods, prescription drugs and medications provided to a person outside the facility. Page l-LR09l5(4) SENATE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0808
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S167 (Senate)
Amends: 34-A MRSA §3074

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
585, L.D. 808, Bill, "An Act To Control County Jail Health Care 
Expenses" 
Amend 
the 
amendment 
by 
inserting 
after 
the title 
the 
following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act to Control County Jail and Correctional Facility Health 
Care Expenses Incurred outside the Facilities' , 
Further amend the amendment in the first paragraph after the 
title in the first line 
(page 1, 
line 
in amendment) 
by 
striking out the following: 
"Amend" and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Further amend' 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §3074 is enacted to read: 
§3074. 
Limitation on reimbursement rate to medical service 
providers for services outside correctional or detention 
facility 
The department may pay to a provider of a medical service 
for a person residing in a correctional or detention facility an 
amount no greater than the reimbursement rate applicable to that 
provider 
and 
that 
service 
as 
established 
by 
rule 
of 
the 
Department of Human Services for the MaineCare program under 
Title 22. 
This limitation applies to all medical care services, 
goods, prescription drugs and medications provided to a person 
outside the facility. 
Page l-LR09l5(4) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
,.,a'S 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
L.D. 808 
This section takes effect July 1, 2004.' 
SUMMARY 
585, 
This 
amendment 
adds, 
effective 
July 
1, 
2004, 
state 
correctional and detention facilities to the applicable medical 
services and medications reimbursement rate and clarifies that 
this reimbursement rate applies only to services and medications 
provided 
to 
prisoners 
outside 
corrections 
and 
detention 
facilities. 
This reimbursement rate does not apply to contracts 
for medical services provided wi thin correctional and detention 
facilities. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
C-' . 
<::.. - -', 
., 
SPONSORED BY: ~~~---r-=-·-- -~ 
(Senator STRIMLING) 
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COUNTY: 
Cumberland 
SENATE, AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Revised: 05/15/03 ~ae 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD808 
An Act To Control County Jail Health Care Expenses 
LR 0915(04) 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" " to Committee Amendment 1I'/(p~'~ 
Sponsor: Sen. Strimling 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium savings - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
While potentially limiting state correctional and detention facility health care costs, the facilities may incur some 
additional administrative costs to create and maintain a database of MaineCare pricing information. Any additional 
costs can be absorbed by the Department of Corrections. 
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