An Act To Improve Access to Preventive, Cost-saving Dental Services
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1301
Committee Amendment CA_A_H248 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «/1" to H.P. 898, L.D. 1301, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve Access to Preventive, Cost-saving Dental Services" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph Gin the last line (page 1, line 19 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "dental care." the following: 'The department shall adopt 
rules to implement the provisions of this paragraph. Rules adopted pursuant to this 
paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in the first line (page 1, line 34 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "November" and insetting the following: 'October' 
Amend the bill in section 7 by striking out all of the last paragraph (page 2, lines 15 
and 16 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill by adding after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funds for the net costs of providing MaineCare 
coverage for additional preventive oral health services for MaineCare-eligible adults 21 
years of age and older. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
2017-18 
$2,318,335 
$2,318,335 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$2,947,778 
$2,947,778 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·fl~, to H.P. 898, L.D. 1301 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOT AL 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$4,184,709 
$4,184,709 
2018-19 
$5,318,566 
$5,318,566 
This amendment is the majority repott of the committee. It makes consistent the 
dates by which the Depattment of Health and Human Services is to notify providers of 
the scope of dental benefits covered by the MaineCare program. It moves the directive to 
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the department to adopt rules relating to coverage of adult preventive dental services and 
the designation of those rules as routine technical rules to allocated language. 
This amendment also provides funding for increased MaineCare coverage required 
by the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/15/17 fea<:::.. 
LD 1301 
LR 1690(02) 
An Act To Improve Access to Preventive, Cost-saving Dental Services 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment•/+ ( H- '~ lf 8) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Revenue 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
$2,318,335 
$2,318,335 
$4,184,709 
$4,184,709 
FY 2018-19 
$2,947,778 
$2,947,778 
$5,318,566 
$5,318,566 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$2,659,373 
$2,659,373 
$4,798,208 
$4,798,208 
Projections 
FY2020-21 
$3,659,373 
$3,659,373 
$4,798,208 
$4,798,208 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $2,318,335 in 
fiscal year 2017-18 and $2,947,778 in fiscal year 2018-19 for the costs of providing MaineCare coverage for 
additional preventative oral health services for MaineCare eligible adults 21 years of age and older. Federal 
Expenditures Fund allocations are also included for the FMAP match. 
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