Resolve, To Implement Celtain Recommendations of the RepOlt of the Governor's Task Force on Expanding Access to Oral Health Care for. Maine People
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0624
Committee Amendment CA_B_H590 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "8,, to H.P. 438, L.D. 624, "Resolve, To 
Implement Celtain Recommendations of the RepOlt of the Governor's Task Force on 
Expanding Access to Oral Health Care for. Maine People" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Study Expenditures for Oral Health Care in the MaineCare Program' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summalY 
and inselting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Study. Resolved: That the DepaItment of Health and Human Services 
shall convene a working group to perform a study of oral health care in the MaineCare 
program. 
The study must be chaired by the director of the division of health care 
management in the Office of MaineCare Services and must include representatives of the 
MaineCare Dental AdvisOlY Committee, the Maine Dental Access Coalition, the Maine 
Center for Disease Control and Prevention and MaineCare members. The working group 
shall review MaineCare dental coverage, reimbursement and utilization and shall identifY 
ways to reduce or redirect expenditures with the goal of providing more cost-effective, 
high-quality care for MaineCare members. The working group shall review alternative 
payment methodologies, the use of emergency rooms and urgent care settings for the. 
treatment of dental disease, the use of preventive and specialty services, such as 
OIthodontics and endodontics, and inpatient hospitalization. The working group shall 
repOlt to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health 
and human services matters during the First Regular Session of the 125th Legislature. 
After reviewing the repOli, the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over health and human services matters may report out a bill related to the 
subject of the repOli to the First Regular Session ofthe 125th Legislature.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the resolve. 
It directs the DepaItment of Health and 
Human Services to convene a working group to perform a study of oral health care in the 
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MaineCare program. 
The study is directed to review MaineCare dental coverage, 
reimbursement and utilization and must identify ways to reduce or redirect expenditures 
with the goal of providing more cost-effective, high-quality care for MaineCare members. 
The working group is directed to report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over health and human services matters during the First Regular 
Session of the 125th Legislature. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over health and human services matters is authorized to report out a bill 
related to the subject of the repOli to the First Regular Session of the 125th Legislature. 
FISCAL \OTE RE(lL1RED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD624 
LR 1040(04) 
Resolve, To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Report of the Governor's Tasl{ Force on 
Expanding Access to Oral Health Care for Maine People 
Fiscal Note for BiII as Amended by Committee Amendment ~" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Furid 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the DepaItment of Health and Human Services to convene a working to perform a study of oral 
health care in the MaineCare program and issue a report can be absorbed by the depaItment utilizing existing budgeted 
resources. 
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