Resolve, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0090
Committee Amendment CA_A_H65 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 73, L.D. 90, "Resolve, To Ensure 
Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care 
Facilities" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 
in L.D.) 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 16 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "October 1,2015" and inserting the following: 'January 1, 2016' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 23 in CD.) by striking out 
the following: "October 1,2015" and inserting the following: 'January 1,2016' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the last line (page 1, line 28 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "subchapter 2-A." and inserting the following: 'subchapter 2-A; and be it 
further' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of the emergency clause (page 1, lines 29 to 30 
in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DUS) 
Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to increase the personal needs allowances of residents in 
residential care facilities from $70 to $90. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
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2015-16 
$78,187 
$78,187 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
$187,648 
$187,648 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 73, L.D. 90 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to increase the personal needs allowances of residents in 
residential care facilities from $70 to $90. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731 
2015-16 
$249,204 
$249,204 
2016-17 
$598,089 
$598,089 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to increase the personal needs allowances of residents in 
residential care facilities from $70 to $90. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732 
2015-16 
$74,967 
$74,967 
2016-17 
$179,922 
$179,922 
Initiative: Appropriates funds to increase the personal needs allowances of residents in 
residential care facilities from $70 to $90. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Nursing Facilities 0148 
2015-16 
$122,092 
$122,092 
2016-17 
$293,021 
$293,021 
Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funds to increase the personal needs allowances of 
residents in nursing facilities from $40 to $50. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
2015-16 
$100,891 
$100,891 
2015-16 
$169,376 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
$242,137 
$242,137 
2016-17 
$406,503 
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COMMfITEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 73, L.D. 90 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
$169,376 
2015-16 
$625,341 
$169,376 
$794,717 
$406,503 
2016-17 
$1,500,817 
$406,503 
$1,907,320 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, strikes out the 
emergency preamble and emergency clause. 
It changes the date the Department of 
Health and Human Services must adopt rules implementing the increased personal needs 
allowance from October 1, 2015 to January 1, 2016. It also adds an appropriations and 
allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 03/2711 5 
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LR 430(02) 
Resolve, To Ensure Appropriate Personal Needs Allowances for Persons Residing in Long-term Care 
Facilities 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A(H --b5 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Revenue 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2015-16 
$625,341 
$625,341 
$169,376 
$169,376 
FY 2016-17 
$1,500,8.17 
$1,500,817 
$406,503 
$406,503 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$1,500,817 
$1,500,817 
$406,503 
$406,503 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$1,500,817 
$1,500,817 
$406,503 
$406,503 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $625,34 I in fiscal 
year 2015- I 6 and $ I ,500,8 I 7 in fiscal year 2016- I 7 to amend its rules to provide for increases in the personal needs 
allowances of residents in residential care facilities from $70 to $90 and for residents in nursing facilities from $40 to 
$50. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations are also included for additional matching federal revenue expected to be 
available. 
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