An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Residents through Education and Health Care
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1294
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: FREY, BEEBE-CENTER, GATTINE, GRANT, SANBORN

Legislative Document 
No. 1294 
H.P. 880 
House of Representatives, April 9, 2015 
An Act To Improve the Health of Maine Residents through 
Education and Health Care 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
ROBERT B. HUNT 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative FREY of Bangor. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BEEBE-CENTER of Rockland, GATTINE of Westbrook, 
GRANT of Gardiner, McELWEE of Caribou, SANBORN of Gorham. 
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) 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis for prevention education and outreach on 
marijuana use and its impact on youth based on the office's marijuana workgroup's 
recommendations and for substance abuse training for school personnel. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Food Supplement Administration Z019 
Initiative: Allocates funds for incentives to encourage the purchase of fruits and 
vegetables for participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 
Head Start 0545 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to provide touchpoint training to Head 
Start and child care providers to improve care and family education. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$300,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$300,000
$0
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2015-16
2016-17
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
$300,000
$0
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$300,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$250,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$250,000
$0
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to the Tobacco Prevention and Control 
account for evidence-based outreach campaigns to prevent tobacco use and educate on 
current tobacco laws and cessation benefits as outlined in the federal Department of 
Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's best practices 
for comprehensive tobacco control programs. 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to the Community/Schools Grants and 
Statewide Coordination account for evidence-based community health coalition outreach 
on current tobacco laws and for evidence-based community health coalition outreach to 
the substance abuse and behavioral health community on tobacco cessation and policies. 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to the Community/Schools Grants and 
Statewide Coordination account for outreach campaigns on the impact of food and 
beverage choices on obesity.  
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis for a new Obesity Prevention account for 
evidence-based efforts to decrease obesity. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$750,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$750,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$1,000,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$1,000,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$500,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$500,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$400,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$400,000
$0
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to the Oral Health account to provide 
uninsured Maine adults with oral health examinations, radiographs and prophylaxis. 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to the Oral Health account to fund a pilot 
program with federally qualified health centers to prevent oral disease and tobacco use in 
young families. 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to the Community/Schools Grants and 
Statewide Coordination account to enhance the school-based health center model through 
a study of the operational needs of school-based health centers sponsored by federally 
qualified health centers or hospital-based practices. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$250,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$250,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$100,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$100,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$250,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$250,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$65,000
$0
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$65,000
$0
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2015-16
2016-17
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
$3,565,000
$0
SUMMARY 
This bill allocates funds on a one-time basis to the Department of Health and Human 
Services, Fund for a Healthy Maine to improve the health of Maine residents through 
education and health care for the fiscal year 2015-16. 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$3,565,000
$0
SECTION TOTALS 
2015-16
2016-17
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
$3,865,000
$0
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$3,865,000
$0