An Act To Increase Funding for Private Nonmedical Institutions
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0119
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Sponsors: CRA YEN, FAIRCLOTH, GROSE, PERRY, RINES, SIMPSON, SMITH, WEBSTER

Legislative Document 
No. 119 
H.P. 111 
House of Representatives, January 9, 2007 
An Act To Increase Funding for Private Nonmedical Institutions 
Reference to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered 
printed. 
Presented by Representative CRA YEN of Lewiston. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Cosponsored by Representatives: FAIRCLOTH of Bangor, GROSE of Woolwich, PERRY of 
Calais, RINES of Wiscasset, SIMPSON of Auburn, SMITH of Monmouth, WEBSTER of 
Freeport. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Departmentwide 0664 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to 
increase reimbursement rates to all providers of private nonmedical institution services by 
5% beginning on October 1, 2007. 
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GENERAL FUND 
Unallocated 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$11,500,000 
$15,500,000 
$11,500,000 
$15,500,000 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to 
increase reimbursement rates to all providers of private nonmedical institution services by 
5% beginning on October 1, 2007. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2007-08 
$10,500,000 
2008-09 
$14,000,000 
$10,500,000 
$14,000,000 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$11,500,000 
$15,500,000 
$10,500,000 
$14,000,000 
$22,000,000 
$29,500,000 
Sec. 2. 
Transfer of funds; report required. 
Notwithstanding the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, for fiscal years 
ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009, the Commissioner of Health and Human 
Services shall transfer, by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget 
Officer and approval of the Governor, funds appropriated to the unallocated line category 
in the Departmentwide program to support an increase in private nonmedical institution 
reimbursement to the appropriate All Other line category in the various MaineCare and 
non-MaineCare programs within the Department of Health and Human Services. These 
transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal year 2007-08 and 
2008-09. The Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall provide a report by 
September 15, 2007 and July 1, 2008 to the members of the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs that identifies 
the amount transferred by program. 
SUMMARY 
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations for the Department of Health 
and Human Services to increase reimbursement rates to all providers of private 
nonmedical institution services by 5% beginning on October 1,2007. It also establishes a 
procedure for transferring funds out of the Departmentwide program to the appropriate 
MaineCare and non-MaineCare programs and includes a reporting requirement.