An Act To Prevent State Taxpayers from Subsidizing Large Employers
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1927
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: EDMONDS, LERMAN, CANAVAN, WEBSTER
Amends: 22 MRSA §3194

Legislative Document 
No. 1927 
S.P.727 
In Senate, January 4,2006 
An Act To Prevent State Taxpayers from Subsidizing Large 
Employers 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by President EDMONDS of Cumberland. 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Cosponsored by Representative LERMAN of Augusta, Representative CANAVAN of 
Waterville and 
Representative: WEBSTER of Freeport. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3194 is enacted to read: 
§3l94. 
Health care disclosure 
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As used in this section, 
unless the context otherwise indicates, 
"proposed beneficiary" 
means: 
A. 
An individual whJL..LUes an application for health care 
benefits under MaineCare: or 
B. 
A person reguesting uncompensated care in a hospital. 
2. 
I~~AtiQ~~~. A proposed beneficiary, 
upon 
applying 
for 
health 
care 
benefits 
under 
MaineCare 
o~ 
upon 
reguesting uncompensated care in a hospital. shall identify the 
employer 
or 
employers 
of 
the 
proposed beneficiary. 
If the 
proposed beneficiary is not employed, the proposed beneficiary 
shall identify the employer or employers of any adult who is 
responsible 
for 
providing 
all 
or 
some 
of 
the 
proposed 
beneficiary's support. 
3. 
Provision of information to the Legislature. 
On or 
before October 1st annually, the department shall transmit to the 
Legislature 
a 
report 
identifying 
all 
employers 
identified 
pursuant to the application requirements in subsection 2 
who 
~mQloy 50 
or 
more 
MaineCare 
beneficiaries. 
In 
determining 
whether the 50-employee threshold is met. the department shall 
include all MaineCare beneficiaries employed by the employer and 
its subsidiaries at all locations within the State. 
The report 
must include each employer's name, location or locations, the 
total number of its employees and dependents who are enrolled in 
the 
MaineCare 
program 
and 
the total cost 
to 
the 
State of 
providing MaineCare 
benefits 
for 
the 
employees 
and 
enrolled 
dependents of each named employer. 
The report may not include 
the 
names 
of 
any 
individual beneficiaries 
of 
the 
MaineCare 
program. 
4. 
Public access to infopmation. 
The department shall post 
the 
report produced pursuant to subsection 
on 
a 
publicly 
accessible site on the Internet maintained by the department and 
shall make copies of the report available to members of the 
public upon reguest. 
SUMMARY 
This bill 
requires 
the 
Department 
of Health 
and 
Human 
Services to collect and disclose the names of the employers of 
applicants for MaineCare, and of persons requesting uncompensated 
care in a hospital. 
In addition, the department is directed to 
disclose the total cost to the State of providing MaineCare 
benefits for the employees of each named employer and their 
enrolled dependents.