An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Citizens and the Economy of Maine by Providing Affordable Market-based Coverage Options to Low-income Uninsured Citizens
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0633
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S540 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 226, 
L.D. 633, Bill, "An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Citizens and the Economy of 
Maine by Providing Affordable Market-based Coverage Options to Low-income 
Uninsured Citizens" 
Amend the amendment in Part A by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. A-8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEAL TH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds for an adjustment in the MaineCare baseline. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
($6,936,665) 
($6,936,665) 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional medical claims due to expanding medical 
coverage under the MaineCare program to adults who qualify under federal law with 
incomes up to 133% of the nonfarm income official poverty line, with the 5% federal 
income adjustment for family size. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
$30,551,956 
$30,551,956 
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SENA TE AMENDMENT ·A" to COMMITTEE ANIENDMENT "A" to S.P. 226, L.D. 633 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
2015-16 
2016-17 
$0 $222,859,155 
$0 $222,859,155 
Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal medical assistance 
percentage for federal fiscal year 2017. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
Office of Family Independence - District 0453 
2015-16 
2016-17 
$0 ($12,549,248) 
$0 ($12,549,248) 
2015-16 
2016-17 
$0 
$12,549,248 
$0 
$12,549,248 
Initiative: Provides funding for 79 Eligibility Specialist positions, 8 Family Independence 
Unit Supervisor positions and 16 Office Assistant II positions. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATNE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATNE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2015-16 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
79.000 
$1,786,743 
$147,214 
$1,933,957 
2016-17 
24.000 
$4,023,188 
$540,422 
$4,563,610 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 226, L.D. 633 
HEAL TH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
2016-17 
$0 
$13,000,000 
$0 $235,408,403 
$0 
$4,563,610 
$0 $252,972,013 
This amendment offsets the General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health 
and Human Services in fiscal year 2016-17 by using increased funding available as a 
result of the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for federal fiscal year 
2017. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY:~ 
(Senator~ 
COUNTY: Oxford 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/15/16 
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127th MAINE LE:GISLATURE 
LD633 
LR 1188(06) 
An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Citizens and the Economy of Maine by Providing Affordable 
Market-based Coverage Options to Low-income Uninsured Citizens 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '.:4' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
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Fiscal Note 
Projections FY Projections FY 
FY2015-Jl6 
FY 2016-17 
2017-18 
2018-19 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($12,549,248) 
($12,549 ,248) 
$12,549,248 
$0 
$12,549,248 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The amendment eliminates the General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services by 
$12,549,248 in fiscal year 2016-17 as a result of the ability to use increased funding available in the Federal Medical 
Assistance Percentage in fiscal year 2016-17. As amended, the bill has no net General Fund cost in the 2016-2017 
biennium. 
LRl 188(06)- Fiscal Note - Page I of 1 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0