An Act To Extend the Operation of the Maine Health Data Processing Center and To Amend the Maine Health Data Organization Statutes
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0101
Committee Amendment CA_A_H55 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §8703

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ",4" to H.P. 85, L.D. 101, Bill, "An Act To Extend 
the Operation of the Maine Health Data Processing Center and To Amend the Maine 
Health Data Organization Statutes" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1 718 in the first paragraph in the 2nd line (page 1, 
line 23 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "provide the" the following: 'average' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 6 and 7 and inserting in their place the 
following: 
'Sec. 6. 22 MRSA §8703, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 136, §2, is further 
amended to read: 
2. Board of directors. The organization operates under the supervision of a board 
of directors, which consists of 20 voting members and one nonvoting member. 
A. The Governor shall appoint 18 board members in accordance with the following 
requirements. 
Appointments by the Governor are not subject to review or 
confirmation. 
(1) Four members must represent consumers. For the purposes of this section, 
"consumer" means a person who is not affiliated with or employed by a 3rd-party 
payor, a provider or an association representing those providers or those 3rd-
party payors. 
(2) Three members must represent employers. One member must be chosen 
from a list provided by a health management coalition in this State. One member 
must be chosen from a list provided by a statewide chamber of commerce. 
(3) Two members must represent 3rd-party payors chosen from a list provided 
by a statewide organization representing 3rd-party payors. 
(4) Nine members must represent providers. 
Two provider members must 
represent hospitals chosen from a list provided by the Maine Hospital 
Association. Two provider members must be physicians or representatives of 
physicians, one chosen from a list provided by the Maine Medical Association 
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and one chosen from a list provided by the Maine Osteopathic Association. One 
provider member must be a doctor of chiropractic chosen from a list provided by 
a statewide chiropractic association. 
One provider member must be a 
representative, chosen from a list provided by the Maine Primary Care 
Association, of a federally qualified health center. One provider member must be 
a pharmacist chosen from a list provided by the Maine Pharmacy Association. 
One provider member must be a mental health provider chosen from a list 
provided by the Maine Association of Mental Health Services. One provider 
member must represent a home health care company. 
B. The commissioner shall appoint 2 members one member who are employees is an 
employee of the department to represent the State's interest in maintaining health data 
and to ensure that information collected is available for determining public health 
policy. 
D. The Executive Director of Dirigo Health, or a designee of the executive director 
who is an employee of Dirigo Health, shall serve as a voting member. 
E. 
The Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation, or the 
commissioner's designee who is an employee of the Department of Professional and 
Financial Regulation, shall serve in a nonvoting, consultative capacity. 
Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §8703, sub-§3, ,0, as amended by PL 2005, c. 253, §4, is 
further amended to read: 
B. The terms of departmental board menibers are 3 year terms. Departmental State 
agency board members may serve an unlimited number of terms.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the bill by allowing hospitals or ambulatory surgical centers 
to provide average charges rather than exact charges for inpatient and outpatient services 
to individuals upon request. It adds the Executive Director of Dirigo Health or a designee 
to the Maine Health Data Organization board of directors. It removes the requirement 
that the Superintendent of Insurance appoint a member to the board and adds the 
Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation or a designee, serving in a 
nonvoting capacity. It adds language to specify that the total number of board members 
includes one nonvoting member and to reflect the fact that there are representatives of 
state agencies in addition to the Department of Health and Human Services now serving 
on the board. 
F][SCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 03/04/09 flipac. 
LDIOI 
LR 331(02) 
An Act To Extend the Operation of the Maine Health Data Processing Center and To Amend the 
Maine Health Data Organization Statutes 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for nill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'Il" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Requnired: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the Maine Health Data Organization, to the Department of Professional and Financial 
Regulation and to the Dirigo Health Agency are expected to be minor and can be absorbed utilizing existing budgetary 
resources. 
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