An Act To Make 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, 2012 and June 30, 2013
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1746
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H970 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "r/ " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 600, 
L.D. 1746, Bill, "An Act To Make 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, 2012 and June 30, 2013" 
Amend the amendment in Part HH by striking out all of section 1. 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part HH the following: 
'PART II 
Sec. 11-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Low-cost Drugs To Maine's Elderly 0202 
Initiative: Restores funding for the Low-cost Drugs To Maine's Elderly program for 
individuals from 175% to 185% of the federal poverty level. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
$112,154 
$112,154 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Reduces funding from savings to the MaineCare program as a result of a 
reduction in the cost of prescription drugs coming off patent. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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~ HOUSE AMENDMENT" I" to COMMlITEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 600, L.D. 1746 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
2011-12 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2012-13 
($112,154) 
($112,154) 
2012-13 
($193,193) 
($193,193) 
2012-13 
$0 
($193,193) 
($193,193) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively_ 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provIsIOn that reduces income eligibility for the 
Department of Health and Human Services' elderly low-cost drug program from 185% to 
175% of the federal poverty level. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSOREDBY~~ 
(Representative EVES) 
TOWN: North Berwick 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/15/12 
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LD 1746 
LR 2678(19) 
An Act To Make 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, 2012 and June 30, 2013 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment ,t/It, to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep_ Eves of North Berwick 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
Projections 
FY 2011-12 
FY 2012-13 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
$0 
($193,193) 
($257,590) 
($257,590) 
Fund Detail by Section 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
PART II, Section 1 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
PART II, Section 1 
$0 
($193,193) 
($257,590) 
($257,590) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment has no net impact on the General Fund or the Fund for a Healthy Maine in fiscal year 2012-13 and a 
balanced budget is maintained for the 2012-2013 biennium. 
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