Resolve, To Allow MaineCare Reimbursement for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists To Provide Services to Child Protective Services Clients and Adult Protective Services Clients Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. Department of Human Services to amend rules. Resolved: That the Department of Human Services shall amend the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 58 to add licensed marriage and family therapists as approved providers of prior authorized professional assessment, counseling and therapeutic services to children or adults referred by the Bureau of Child and Family Services or the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services. Rule changes pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A: and be it further Sec. 2. Report required. Resolved: That the Department of Human Services shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters by January 31, 2005 on the implementation and initial impact of adding licensed marriage and family therapists as approved providers under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 58. The report must include the number of licensed Page l-LR0190(3) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0175
Committee Amendment CA_A_H675 (House)

,COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/1,, to H. P. l34, L.D. 175, Bill, "An 
Act to Ensure Parity Among Mental Health Professionals Under 
Medicaid" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, To Allow MaineCare Reimbursement for Licensed Marriage 
and Family Therapists To Provide Services to Child Protective 
Services Clients and Adult Protective Services Clients' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the 
summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Department of Human Services to amend rules. Resolved: 
That the Department of Human Services shall amend the MaineCare 
Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 58 to add licensed marriage 
and family therapists as approved providers of prior authorized 
professional assessment, counseling and therapeutic services to 
children or adults referred by the Bureau of Child and Family 
Services or the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services. 
Rule changes 
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined 
by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A: and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report required. Resolved: That the Department of Human 
Services shall report to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services 
matters by January 31, 
2005 on the implementation and initial 
impact of 
adding licensed marriage 
and 
family therapists 
as 
approved providers under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter 
II, Section 58. 
The report must include the number of licensed 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .fl .. to H.P. 134, L.D. 175 
marriage and family therapists billing for these services and the 
average amount billed per therapist by month. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and makes it a resolve. The 
amendment requires the Department of Human Services to amend its 
MaineCare rules to allow licensed marriage and family therapists 
to provide assessment, 
counseling and therapeutic services to 
children or adults referred by the Bureau of Child and Family 
Services 
or 
the 
Bureau 
of 
Elder 
and 
Adult 
Services. 
The 
amendment requires a report to the joint standing committee of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
health 
and 
human 
services matters by January 31, 2005 regarding the implementation 
and initial impact of this rule change. 
FISCAL 1\OTE REQL1RED 
.(~ee attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 02/02/04 ;t;?ae 
12lst Maine Legislature 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LDl75 
An Act to Ensure Parity Among Mental Health Professionals Under 
Medicaid 
LR 0190(03) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional cost to the Department of Human Services can be absorbed by the department utilizing existing 
resources.