An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2289
Senate Amendment SA_C_S536 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" (!..:, to H.P. 1651, L.D. 2289, Bill, "An Act Making 
Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government 
and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of 
State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009" 
Amend the bill by inserting after Part PPPP the following: 
'PARTQQQQ 
Sec. QQQQ-l. Survey; noncategorical waiver program. The Department of 
Health and Human Services shall enter into a contract with an independent entity to 
conduct a survey of members enrolled in the childless adult waiver program in 
cooperation with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The goals of 
the survey are: 
1. To obtain a longitudinal profile of the health, employment and socioeconomic 
status of the enrolled members; 
2. 
To gather infonnation that will enable the fonnulation of a recommendation 
regarding an improved suite of benefits to better serve a greater number of people at 
lesser cost; and 
3. To find efficiencies that will enable the State to best deploy available resources to 
improve the health and welfare of those whose incomes are below 100% of the federal 
povelty level. 
The department shall submit a repOli detailing the results of the survey to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services 
matters by December 3,2008. 
Sec. QQQQ-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Bureau of Medical Services 0129 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to contract 
for an independent survey of members enrolled in the childless adult waiver program in 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" Gto H.P. 1651, L.D. 2289 
cooperation with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The goals of 
the survey are to obtain a longitudinal profile of the health, employment and 
socioeconomic status of the population; to recommend an improved suite of benefits to 
better serve a greater number of people at lesser cost; and to find efficiencies that will 
enable the State to best deploy available resources to improve the health and welfare of 
those whose incomes are below lOO% of the federal poverty line. 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$75,000 
$75,000 
2008-09 
$75,000 
$75,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pmi letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into a 
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contract with an independent entity to conduct a survey of persons covered by the 
noncategorical waiver program in order to recommend an improved suite of benefits to 
better serve a greater number of people at lesser cost and to find efficiencies to enable the 
State to best deploy available resources to improve the health and welfare of those whose 
incomes are below 100% ofthe federal poverty level. 
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CAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attache 
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SPONSOREDBY: ____ ~~~~--~~--~{~~-----
(Senator MILLS, P.) 
COUNTY: Somerset 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/31/08 Mac.. 
LD 2289 
LR 3624(13) 
An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of 
State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30,2008 and June 30,2009 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
federal Expend itures fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" C-" 
Sponsor: Sen. Mills, P. of Somerset 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$75,000 
$75,000 
$75,000 
P.-ojections 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment will increase the General Fund cost of the bill by $75,000 in fiscal year 2008-09. Based on the 
estimated year-end balances, this amendment l11aintains a balanced budget for the 2008-2009 bienniulll. 
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