Resolve, Reqardinq Clinical Trials of Pharmaceuticals, Treatment Options and Medical Devices I Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. I. Study of clinical trials; posting of Internet links. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall study the accessibility of information regarding the results of certain clinical trials of pharmaceuticals, treatment options and medical devices and the enrollment of certain persons in those trials. The study must include a review of the registration of clinical trials with the website developed by the National Library of Medicine as a service of the United States National Institutes of Health to provide regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers and access to the results of those trials for physicians, health care providers and the public. The study must include a review of the enrollment as subjects of persons enrolled at institutions of higher education in the State, persons incarcerated at correctional facilities within the State, persons hospitalized at state mental health institutes and persons receiving medical treatment reimbursed in whole or in part with state funds. By January 30, 2006, the department shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services the results of the study. By November 15, 2005, the Department of Health and Page l-LR204l(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0710
Committee Amendment CA_A_H381 (House)
Committee: Health and Human Services the results of the study

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 505, L.D. 710, Bill, 
Act To Require Notice of Clinical Trials" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Reqardinq Clinical Trials of Pharmaceuticals, Treatment 
Options and Medical Devices I 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. I. Study of clinical trials; posting of Internet links. Resolved: 
That the Department of Health and Human Services shall study the 
accessibility of information regarding the results of certain 
clinical trials of pharmaceuticals, treatment options and medical 
devices and the enrollment of certain persons in those trials. 
The study must include a review of the registration of clinical 
trials with the website developed by the National Library of 
Medicine as a service of the United States National Institutes of 
Health to provide regularly updated information about federally 
and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers and 
access to the results of those trials for physicians, health care 
providers and the public. 
The study must include a review of the 
enrollment as subjects of persons enrolled at institutions of 
higher 
education 
in 
the 
State, 
persons 
incarcerated 
at 
correctional facilities within the State, persons hospitalized at 
state mental health institutes and persons 
receiving medical 
treatment reimbursed in whole or in part with state funds. 
By 
January 
30, 
2006, 
the department shall report to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Health and Human Services the results of 
the study. 
By November 15, 2005, the Department of Health and 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 505, L.D. 710 
Human 
Services 
shall post 
on its website 
information 
regarding 
clinical 
trials 
of 
treatment options and medical devices.' 
SUMMARY 
links 
to 
public 
pharmaceuticals, 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. 
It 
changes the bill to 
a 
resolve and changes 
the title. 
The 
amendment directs the Department of Health and Human Services to 
study the accessibility of information regarding the results of 
certain clinical trials of pharmaceuticals, treatment options and 
medical devices and the enrollment of certain persons in those 
trials. 
The amendment requires a report by January 30, 2006 to 
the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services with 
the results of the study. 
The amendment requires the Department 
of Health and Human Services to post on its website links to 
public information regarding clinical trials of pharmaceuticals, 
treatment options and medical devices by November 15, 2005. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/22/05 .:tv'ae 
LD710 
LR2041(02) 
An Act To Require Notice of Clinical Trials 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'i4 " 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services in implementing this bill can be absorbed by 
the department utilizing existing budgetary resources. 
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