An Act To Coordinate Services and Support Workforce Development for Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Peer Recovery Services
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0447
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: MAKER, BEEBE-CENTER, CYRWAY, VITELLI, ESPLING, MALABY, O'NEIL, STEWART, TIPPING, TUELL

Legislative Document
No. 447
S.P. 149
In Senate, February 7, 2017
An Act To Coordinate Services and Support Workforce 
Development for Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Peer 
Recovery Services
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator MAKER of Washington.
Cosponsored by Representative BEEBE-CENTER of Rockland and
Senators: CYRWAY of Kennebec, VITELLI of Sagadahoc, Representatives: ESPLING of 
New Gloucester, MALABY of Hancock, O'NEIL of Saco, STEWART of Presque Isle, 
TIPPING of Orono, TUELL of East Machias.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
PART A 
Sec. A-1.  Department of Health and Human Services; funding for 
substance use disorder treatment and prevention. The Department of Health and 
Human Services shall provide funding, through the request for proposals process set forth 
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 155, to an organization with experience in 
substance use disorder prevention, treatment and peer recovery.  The request for 
proposals must include provisions that require proposals to provide for an individual 
trained as a trainer for peer recovery coaches to be the statewide coordinator of peer 
recovery support services for substance use disorder recovery and a certified prevention 
specialist or provisional prevention specialist to be the statewide coordinator of substance 
use disorder prevention, advocacy, education and community outreach.  The request for 
proposals must be issued no later than January 1, 2018 to award funding beginning no 
later than July 1, 2018. 
PART B 
Sec. B-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: Provides funding for a request for proposals for statewide coordination of 
substance use disorder education, advocacy, prevention, treatment and peer recovery. 
Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 0679 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for an annual in-state conference regarding 
substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery and offering continuing 
education units. 
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18
2018-19
All Other 
$0
$185,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0
$185,000
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18
2018-19
All Other 
$7,500
$7,500
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$7,500
$7,500
PART C 
Sec. C-1.  Transfer of funds.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
State Controller shall transfer to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund $7,500 
no later than June 30, 2018 and $192,500 no later than June 30, 2019 from the Medical 
Use of Marijuana Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 2430. 
SUMMARY 
Part A of this bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to fund, 
through a request for proposals, a position to coordinate substance use disorder 
prevention, advocacy, education and community outreach statewide and a position to 
coordinate peer recovery support services efforts for substance use disorder recovery 
statewide.  The request for proposals must be issued no later than January 1, 2018 and the 
funds awarded beginning no later than July 1, 2018. 
Part B of this bill provides funding for the request for proposals in Part A.  Part B 
also provides ongoing funding for an annual in-state conference regarding substance use 
disorder prevention, treatment and recovery. 
Part C of this bill requires the transfer of funds to the unappropriated surplus of the 
General Fund from the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund for the purposes of this bill. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS) 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2017-18
2018-19
GENERAL FUND 
$7,500
$192,500
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$7,500
$192,500