An Act To Increase Access to Vaccinations
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0456
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S260 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 323, 
L.D. 456, Bill, "An Act To Increase Access to Vaccinations" 
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 2 in paragraph A in the last line 
(page 1, line 28 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "subsection 3." the 
following: 'A pharmacist who administers a vaccine pursuant to this paragraph shall 
report the administration of that vaccine to the immunization information system 
established by the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease 
Control and Prevention.' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 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 one limited-period Office Specialist I position for 2 years 
to assist with immunization information system initial enrollment and training, provider 
agreements, reconciliation and vaccine management and ongoing user support. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
2017-18 
$63,430 
$10,170 
$73,600 
2018-19 
$65,671 
$10,170 
$75,841 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Office Specialist I position to assist with continued 
immunization information system vaccination training, annual provider agreements, 
monthly reconciliation and vaccine management. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 323, L.D. 456 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATNE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
2017-18 
1.000 
$63,430 
$10,170 
$73,600 
2018-19 
1.000 
$65,671 
$10,170 
$75,841 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Comprehensive Health Planner I position for federal 
Vaccines For Children program compliance visits and adolescent Assessment, Feedback, 
Incentives eXchange Program visits. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
2017-18 
2018-19 
1.000 
1.000 
$74,552 
$77,185 
$10,170 
$10,170 
$84,722 
$87,355 
Initiative: Provides funding for one limited-period Comprehensive Health Planner I 
position to assist with initial enrollments in the immunization information system. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143 
2017-18 
$74,552 
$10,170 
$84,722 
2018-19 
$77,185 
$10,170 
$87,355 
Initiative: Provides funding for one limited-period Provider Relations Specialist position 
to assist with initial enrollments in the immunization information system. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$65,503 
$10,170 
$75,673 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$67,408 
$10,170 
$77,578 
SENATE AMENDMENT "As" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 323, L.D. 456 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$392,317 
$392,317 
2018-19 
$403,970 
$403,970 
This amendment is identical to House Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment 
"A" except that this amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section to 
fund the costs to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for 
Disease Control and Prevention of having to collect the infmmation provided to it by 
pharmacists. This fiscal information was provided to the Office of Fiscal and Program 
Review after the amendment was produced. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: __,_(~..L----~~_,,~i--~----
(Senator BELLOWS) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/17 hac:.. 
LD456 
LR 1734(04) 
An Act To Increase Access to Vaccinations 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment'~ to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Bellows of Kennebec 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$392,317 
$403,970 
$392,317 
$403,970 
Projections 
FY2019-20 
$333,845 
$333,845 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$343,706 
$343,706 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $392,317 in fiscal 
year 2017-18 and $403,970 in fiscal year 2018-19 for 3 limited-period positions and 3.5 on-going positions, 1.5 of 
which start after the biennium, to handle the additional work required to add the 200 existing pharmacists to the 
Maine Immunization Program (MIP). The MIP grant is a federal grant. However, it would not be able to support the 
additional positions that are required. 
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