An Act\1aking Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30,2014 and June 30, 2015
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1509
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_H_H484 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §3174-V

F][RST REGULAR SESSION 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "#" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1079, 
L.D. 1509, Bill, "An Act\1aking Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30,2014 and June 30, 2015" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part MMMMM the following: 
'PARTNNNNN 
Sec. NNNNN-l. 22 MRSA §3174-VV, as reallocated by RR 2011, c. 2, §27, is 
repealed. 
Sec. NNNNN-2. 22 MRS A §3174-WW is enacted to read: 
§3174-WW. Termination of coverage or reimbursement for addiction 
The MaineCare pro gran; may not provide reimbursement for methadone for the 
treatment of addiction to opiates as defined in Title 17-A, section 1101, subsection 7. 
Sec. NNNNN-3. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
The following 
appropriations and allocatiom: are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds due to the elimination of MaineCare reimbursement for 
methadone for the treatment of addiction to opioids. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844 
2013-14 
($1,964,832) 
($1,964,832) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2014-15 
($1,964,832) 
($1,964,832) 
~ .. 
~~. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "If" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1079, L.D. 1509 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds due to the elimination of MaineCare reimbursement for 
methadone for the treatment of addiction to opioids. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2013-14 
($566,990) 
($566,990) 
2014-15 
($566,990) 
($566,990) 
2013-14 
2014-15 
($2,531,822) 
($2,531,822) 
($2,531,822) 
($2,531,822) 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Deappropriates and deallocates funds due to the elimination of MaineCare 
reimbursement for methadone for the treatment of addiction to opioids. 
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 
2013-14 
($1,961,141 ) 
($1,961,141) 
2013-14 
($7,270,260) 
($7,270,260) 
2013-14 
($1,961,141) 
($7,270,260) 
($9,231,401) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2014-15 
($1,961,141 ) 
($1,961,141) 
2014-15 
($7,240,263) 
($7,240,263) 
2014-15 
($1,961,141) 
($7,240,263) 
($9,201,404) 
t....~. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 'it" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1079, L.D. 1509 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2013-14 
($4,492,963) 
($7,270,260) 
2014-15 
($4,492,963) 
($7,240,263) 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
($11,763,223) ($11,733,226) 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment prohibits all MaineCare coverage or reimbursement for methadone 
for treatment of addiction to cpiates. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: c:t~L~ L 
(Representative LOCKMAN) 
TOWN: Amherst 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 06/12/13 ;tvae 
LD 1509 
LR 1046(14) 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General Fund and Other Funds and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" ~ "to Committee Amendment "A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fund Detail by Section 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
PARTNNNNN, Section 1 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
PARTNNNNN, Section 1 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Lockman of Amherst 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
($4,492,963) 
($4,492,963) 
($4,492,963) 
($4,492,9 
($4,492,963) 
($7,270,260) 
($4,492,963 ) 
($7,240,263 ) 
($4,492,963) 
($7,240,263 ) 
($4,492,963) 
($7,240,263 ) 
($4,492,963) 
($4,492,963) 
($4,492,963) 
($4,492,963) 
($7,270,260) 
($7,240,263) 
($7,240,263) 
($7,240,263) 
The amendment includes Department of Health and Human Services General Fund deappropriations of $4,492,963 in 
each of fiscal years 2013-14 and 2014-15. A balanced budget is maintained for the 2014-215 biennium. 
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