Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Initiate a New Rate-setting Procedure for Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities under the MaineCare Program
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1552
Committee Amendment CA_A_H668 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~" to H.P. 1119, L.D. 1552, "Resolve, To Require 
the Department of Health and Human Services To Initiate a New Rate-setting Procedure 
for Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities under the MaineCare Program" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Provide for an Analysis of MaineCare Rates for Facility-based 
Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities and a Report on the Analysis' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Analysis of MaineCare rates for facility-based preschool services 
for children with disabilities; report. Resolved: That the Department of Health 
and Human Services, after consultation with providers of facility-based preschool 
services for children with disabilities, shall perform an analysis of MaineCare rates for 
the services, including without limitation a review of such rates over the past 20 years, 
details on the services provided, the needs of the children served and the costs of 
providing the services. The department shall consider possible cost-savings initiatives, 
federal and state requirements for serving children with disabilities and improvements to 
services that may result from encouraging services at the appropriate level. 
The 
department shall report the results of the analysis under this section and any 
recommendations to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over health and human services matters by January 1,2015.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment directs the 
Department of Health and Human Services, after consultation with providers of facility-
based preschool services for children with disabilities, to perform an analysis of 
MaineCare rates for the services, including a review of rates over the past 20 years, 
details on the services provided, the needs of the children served and the costs of 
providing the services. The amendment directs the department to consider possible cost-
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 1119, L.D. 1552 
savings initiatives, federal and state requirements for serving children with disabilities 
and improvements to services that may result from encouraging services at the 
appropriate level. The amendment directs the department to report the results of the 
analysis and any recommendations to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over health and human services matters by January 1,2015. 
FISCAL ~OTE REl.1L H\.ED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/05/]4 
LD 1552 
LR 2115(02) 
Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Initiate a New Rate-setting Procedure 
for Preschool Services for Children with Disabilities under the MaineCare Program 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ff LH -bb8 ) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
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