An Act To Increase Payments to MaineCare Providers That Are Subject to Maine's Service Provider Tax
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1638
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MALABY, BRAKEY, GATTINE, HEAD, SANDERSON, VACHON

Legislative Document 
No. 1638 
H.P. 1115 
House of Representatives, March 8, 2016 
An Act To Increase Payments to MaineCare Providers That Are 
Subject to Maine's Service Provider Tax 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative MALABY of Hancock. 
Cosponsored by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin and 
Representatives: GATTINE of Westbrook, HEAD of Bethel, SANDERSON of Chelsea, 
VACHON of Scarborough. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
Developmental Services Waiver - MaineCare 0987 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers. 
Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers. 
Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers. 
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$1,245,926
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$1,245,926
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$2,091,674
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$2,091,674
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$27,846
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$27,846
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$46,748
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$46,748
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$333,814
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$333,814
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Medicaid Seed 0844 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional payments to providers. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$560,410
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$560,410
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$29,837
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$29,837
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$50,091
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$50,091
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2015-16
2016-17
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$1,637,423
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$2,748,923
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$4,386,346
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$664,584
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$664,584
SUMMARY 
This bill provides for an increase in reimbursement rates to eligible MaineCare 
providers who are subject to the service provider tax. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$1,115,710
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
$0
$1,115,710
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2015-16
2016-17
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$664,584
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$1,115,710
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$1,780,294
SECTION TOTALS 
2015-16
2016-17
GENERAL FUND 
$0
$2,302,007
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
$0
$3,864,633
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0
$6,166,640