Resolve, To Demonstrate Cost Savings by Preventing the Onset of Severe Mental Illness in Youth
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 1567
Committee Amendment CA_A_H204 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1092, L.D. 1567, "Resolve, To 
Demonstrate Cost Savings by Preventing the Onset of Severe Mental Illness in Youth" 
Amend the resolve in the emergency preamble in 4th paragraph after the title in the 
first and 2nd lines (page 1, lines 7 and 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "referred 
to in this resolve as" and inserting the following: 'or' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 29 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "PIER" and inserting the following: 'the Portland 
Identification and Early Referral Program, referred to in this resolve as "PIER" , 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 6 in the last line (page 2, line 23 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "State." and inserting the folIowing: 'State; and be it 
further' 
Amend the resolve by inserting after section 2 the folIowing: 
'Sec.3. Calculation and transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the State Budget Officer in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Human 
Services shall calculate the costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to be 
incurred under this resolve that apply to each applicable General Fund account in the 
department and shall transfer those amounts by financial order upon the approval of the 
Governor. The transfers for fiscal year 2007-08 and fiscal year 2008-09 must be made by 
December 31 st of each year and are considered adjustments to appropriations in fiscal 
year 2007-08 and fiscal year 2008-09; and be it further 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. 
The folIowing appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Departmentwide 0019 
Initiative: Appropriates funds on an ongoing basis to provide financial resources to the 
Portland Identification and Early Referral program to continue to prevent new cases of 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A .. to H.P. 1092, L.D. 1567 
psychosis and psychotic disorders in young people from 12 years of age to 25 years of 
age in the greater Portland area. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Departmentwide 0019 
2007-08 
$400,000 
$400,000 
2008-09 
$416,160 
$416,160 
Initiative: Appropriates one-time funds to develop a demonstration program to determine 
the effectiveness of the methods used by the Portland Identification and Early Referral 
program and to evaluate the feasibility and expected effectiveness of expanding psychosis 
prevention programs similar to the program to other areas of the State. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2007-08 
$50,000 
$50,000 
2007-08 
$450,000 
$450,000 
2008-09 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$416,160 
$416,160 
This amendment adds a calculation and transfer section and an appropriations and 
allocations section to the resolve. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04119/07 frac:.. 
LD 1567 
LR 1757(02) 
Resolve, To Demonstrate Cost Savings by Preventing the Onset of Severe Mental Illness in Youth 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A " 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
,~ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$450,000 
$416,160 
$450,000 
$416,160 
Projections 
2009-10 
$416,160 
$416,160 
Projections 
2010-11 
$416,160 
$416,160 
Appropriates $400,000 in 2007-08 and $416,160 in 2008-09 to provide financial resources to the Portland 
Identification and Early Referral (PIER) program to continue to prevent new cases of psychosis and psychotic 
disorders in young people from 12 years of age to 25 years of age in the greater Portland area. While federal matching 
funds may be available for the costs of participants in this program, the number eligible and the amount of matching 
funds available cannot be determined at this time. 
Also provides a one-time $50,000 appropriation in 2007-08 to develop a demonstration program to determine the 
effectiveness of the methods used by the Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) program and to evaluate 
the feasibility and expected effectiveness of expanding psychosis prevention programs similar to PIER to other areas 
of the State. It is assumed these funds would be used to develop the demonstration program and that the department 
would need to secure additional state, federal or other funds to implement the demonstration program. 
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