Resolve, To Improve Quality and Access to Mental Health Care Through the Development of a Joint Strategic Plan
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1973
Committee Amendment CA_A_S569 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to S.P. 760, L.D. 1973, "Resolve, To Improve 
Quality and Access to Mental Health Care Through the Development of a Joint Strategic 
Plan " 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Strategic plan. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human 
Services, referred to in this resolve as "the department," shall collaborate with the 
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center and the Riverview Psychiatric Center and seek input 
from Acadia Hospital and Spring Harbor Hospital and community hospitals that have 
psychiatric beds, consumers of mental health services and community mental health 
service providers to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the provision of hospital-
based mental health services. The plan must create a coordinated safety net of programs 
and services that will serve Maine's citizens in the future. 
1. The plan development must consist of the following 3 steps: 
A. Step one, in which the 4 mental health hospitals shall work together with the 
department to compile a first draft of the strategic plan; 
B. Step 2, in which the community hospitals that have psychiatric beds shall work 
together with the 4 mental health hospitals and the department to compile a 2nd draft 
of the strategic plan. This plan must be presented to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters by January 
15,2007; and 
C. Step 3, in which the department shall invite the participation of consumers of 
mental health services and community mental health services providers. 
The 
department shall consider the input of the consumers and providers provided in this 
step. 
All participants from steps one to 3 shall then work together to compile a final draft of the 
strategic plan, which must then be presented to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters by March 15, 
2007. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A" to S.P. 760, L.D. 1973 
2. The participants in the development of the draft strategic plans may request the 
assistance of the Office of Fiscal and Program Review with regard to data and the fiscal 
impact of program design and the provision of services. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds 3 steps to the strategic planning process and authorizes the 
participants to request the assistance of the Office of Fiscal and Program Review. It 
requires reporting to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over health and human services matters on the 2nd draft plan by January 15,2007 and the 
final draft plan by March 15,2007. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/21106 frac 
LD 1973 
LR 3086(02) 
Resolve, To Improve Quality and Access to Mental Health Care Through the Development of a Joint 
Strategic Plan 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A " 
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 budgeted resources. Staff assistance provided by the Office of Fiscal and Program 
Review during the interim will be absorbed by the legislature utilizing existing budgeted resources. Any staff 
assistance required during the legislative session may necessitate contracting for outside help. 
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