Resolve, To Address the Funding Needs of Air and Ground Emergency and Critical Care Emergency Medical Services
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0977
Committee Amendment CA_A_H249 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/J,, to H.P. 737, L.D. 977, Bill, "An 
Address the Funding Needs of Air and Ground Emergency Medical Services" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
Act To 
'Resolve, To Address the Funding Needs of Air and Ground Emergency and 
Critical Care Emergency Medical Services' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Working group and report. Resolved: 
That the Department of 
Health and Human Services shall convene a working group that includes the Department 
of Public Safety, Maine Emergency Medical Services; representatives of the Department 
of Health and Human Services and the Governor's Office of Health Policy and Finance; 
and representatives of providers of air and ground emergency and critical care emergency 
medical services. The working group shall review costs of emergency response services 
and emergency and nonemergency transportation services; revenues that support the work 
of the service providers, including fee-for-service payments, insurance, Medicare and 
MaineCare reimbursement; and the cost of readiness and the growing gap between 
revenues and costs. The working group shall seek outside funding for its work. If 
outside funding is obtained, the Department of Health and Human Services shall 
administer the funds and include information on the funding that was obtained and all 
expenditures and any remaining balance in the report of the working group. By January 
15, 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services shall report to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Health and Human Services on the findings and the working group and 
any recommendations for legislation or rulemaking. The joint standing committee may 
submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature. This resolve is 
contingent upon the receipt by the Department of Health and Human Services of outside 
funding to cover the costs of the working group.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,~" to H.P. 737, L.D. 977 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the concept draft with a resolve. It directs the Department 
of Health and Human Services, if outside funding is obtained, to convene a working 
group to review the costs and revenues and growing gap between costs and revenues of 
providers of air and ground emergency and critical care emergency medical services. The 
department is required to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human 
Services, which is authorized to submit legislation. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/09107 
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LD977 
LR2024(02) 
An Act To Address the Funding Needs of Air and Ground Emergency Medical Services 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ·ft .. 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill authorizes to Department of Health and Human Services to collect outside funds for the costs of convening a 
working group to consider the funding needs of air and ground emergency services in the state. The amounts of any 
increased dedicated revenue and expenditures will depend on the department's success in collecting outside funds and 
can not be determined at this time. 
LR2024(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I