An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Report Annually on Investigations and Prosecutions of False Claims Made under the MaineCare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Food Supplement Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1829
Committee Amendment CA_A_H786 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1317, L.D. 1829, Bill, "An Act To 
Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Report Annually on 
Investigations and Prosecutions of False Claims Made under the MaineCare, Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families and Food Supplement Programs" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §20 in subsection 2 by striking out the first paragraph 
(page 1, lines 32 to 35 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'2. Description of program integrity efforts of department. A description of the 
department's efforts under this section and under chapter 855, including any efforts made 
in cooperation with federal agency partners in investigating and prosecuting fraudulent 
claims and overpayments to providers, vendors and retailers, including:' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §20 in subsection 3 in the last line (page 2, line 28 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "basis" the following: " as long as the infonnation 
disclosed confonns to the requirements of Title 16, section 804 and does not compromise 
the investigation or prosecution of a case' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §20-A in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 4, line 4 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "section" the following: 'and under chapters 851, 
1053-B and 1054-A' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §20-A in subsection 3 in the last line (page 4, line 30 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "basis" the following: " as long as the infonnation 
disclosed confonns to the requirements of Title 16, section 804 and does not compromise 
the investigation or prosecution of a case' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Existing resources. The requirements of this Act must be accomplished 
within the existing resources of the Department of Health and Human Services.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 1317, L.D. 1829 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, clarifies the bill by 
adding references to the chapters of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22 through which 
benefits are provided under the MaineCare program, Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families, TANF, program, Additional Support for People in Retraining and Employment-
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the statewide food supplement 
program. The amendment also specifies that information disclosed by the Office of the 
Attorney General for the purposes of the annual report from the Department of Health 
and Human Services on investigations and prosecutions of false claims made under the 
MaineCare, T ANF and food supplement programs on the status of cases must conform to 
the law on intelligence and investigative record information and may not compromise the 
investigation or prosecution of a case. 
The amendment also specifies that the 
requirements of the bill must be accomplished within the existing resources of the 
department. 
FISCAL :\'OT£ REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/01114 Mac-
LD 1829 
LR 2590(02) 
An Act To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Report Annually on 
Investigations and Prosecutions of False Claims Made under the MaineCare, Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families and Food Supplement Programs 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'If C H -1 rtltJ ') 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Assumes any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services will be limited and absorbed within 
existing budgeted resources. Any additional costs to the Department of the Attorney General are assumed to be minor 
and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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