Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Assist Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities with Home Support
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0387
Committee Amendment CA_A_H95 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 262, L.D. 387, "Resolve, To Direct the 
Department of Health and Human Services To Assist Individuals with Intellectual 
Disabilities with Home Support" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Study the 
Ongoing Need for Rental Subsidies to Provider Agencies' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of sections 1 and 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Department of Health and Human Services to study issues 
regarding rental assistance for individuals with intellectual disabilities. 
Resolved: 
That the Department of Health and Human Services shall work within 
available resources with community partners, including the Maine Association for 
Community Service Providers, to study the issues regarding rental subsidies to determine 
which MaineCare members receive rental subsidies or qualify for rental subsidies paid to 
providers, how other states provide rental subsidies to service providers for individuals 
with intellectual disabilities and within which state and federal guidelines and programs 
the rental subsidies to service providers for individuals with intellectual disabilities are 
provided; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Department of Health and Human Services to work within 
existing resources. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services 
shall collect and use available data from community partners and within the department 
using available resources; and be it further' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment directs the Department of Health and Human Services to work 
within available resources with community partners, including the Maine Association for 
Community Service Providers, to study the issues regarding rental subsidies to determine 
which MaineCare members receive rental subsidies, how other states provide rental 
subsidies to service. providers for individuals with intellectual disabilities and within 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" 11" to H.P. 262, L.D. 387 
which state and federal guidelines and programs the rental subsidies to service providers 
for individuals with intellectual disabilities arc provided. It requires the Department of 
Health and Human Services to collect and use available data within available resources. 
The requirement to report and the reporting date from the original resolve are unchanged. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04111113 ;;tvac.. 
LD387 
LR 1253(02) 
Resolve, To Direct the Department of Health and Human Services To Assist Individuals with 
Intellectual Disabilities with Home Support 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'JI" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
The additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services can be absorbed utilizing existing available 
resources. 
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