Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Hire Health Inspectors
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0715
Committee Amendment CA_A_H199 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "it" to H.P. 491, L.D. 715, "Resolve, Directing the 
Department of Health and Human Services To Hire Health Inspectors" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Department of Health and Human Services to hire health 
inspectors. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall hire 
additional state-certified health inspectors in order to meet the department's inspection 
requirements with respect to licensed establishments under the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 22, section 2497. The department shall report no later than December 2, 2015 to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services regarding the 5 new health 
inspectors hired by the department pursuant to this resolve, the cost of those health 
inspectors and whether the department is meeting the inspection requirements of Title 22, 
section 2497. The Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services may report 
out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 127th Legislature related to health 
inspections for licensed establishments; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Provides funding for 5 Public Health Inspector I positions. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2015-16 
5.000 
$269,630 
$56,038 
$325,668 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
5.000 
$369,286 
$75,190 
$444,476 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,/I" to H.P. 491, L.D. 715 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. 
It specifies that the 
Department of Health and Human Services must hire 5 new state-certified health 
inspectors, instead of a sufficient number of inspectors as proposed in the resolve, and 
clarifies that the additional inspectors are to be hired for the purpose of inspecting each 
licensed establishment in this State pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, 
section 2497. The amendment keeps the requirement that directs the department to report 
to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services regarding the cost of the 
new health inspectors and adds a requirement that the department report on whether it is 
meeting the inspection requirements of Title 22, section 2497. The amendment also adds 
an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: OS/20/15 
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LD715 
LR 1077(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Hire Health Inspectors 
Viscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,~, Lft-19~ 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$325,668 
$444,476 
$325,669 
$444,475 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$454,058 
$454,058 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$464,643 
$464,643 
The bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $325,668 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $444,476 in fiscal 
year 2016-17 to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for 5 Public Health Inspector I positions in 
order to meet the department's inspection requirements of all licensed establishments pursuant to Title 22, section 
2497. DHHS will increase licensing fees to fund these allocations. 
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