Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Submit a State Plan Amendment To Exempt Retirement and Educational Assets from Calculations for Medicaid Eligibility
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0362
Committee Amendment CA_A_S387 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 102, L.D. 362, "Resolve, To Require 
the Department of Health and Human Services To Submit a State Plan Amendment To 
Exempt Retirement and Educational Assets from Calculations for Medicaid Eligibility" 
Amend the resolve by adding after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Medical Care-Payments to Providers 0147 
Initiative: Provides funding for medical claims of individuals with disabilities under 65 
years of age with a minor child who would become MaineCare eligible if assets in 
qualifying retirement accounts and education accounts were disregarded. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
Office for Family Independence Z020 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$119,964 
$119,964 
2020-21 
$211,428 
$211,428 
Initiative: Provides one-time appropriations and allocations for Automated Client 
Eligibility System (ACES) technology upgrades and testing. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 102, L.D. 362 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$7,182 
$7,182 
2020-21 
$21,545 
$21,545 
2020-21 
$127,146 
$211,428 
$21,545 
$360,119 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 02/10/20 feac 
LD362 
LR 166(02) 
Resolve, To Require the Department of Health and Human Services To Submit a State Plan 
Amendment To Exempt Retirement and Educational Assets from Calculations for Medicaid 
Eligibility 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'J½' l~-&5-i) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2020-21 
$127,146 
$127,146 
$211,428 
$21,545 
$211,428 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$119,964 
$119,964 
$211,428 
$0 
$211,428 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$119,964 
$119,964 
$211,428 
$0 
$211,428 
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services of $127,146 in fiscal 
year 2020-21 for medical claims of disabled individuals under 65 years of age with a minor child who would become 
MaineCare eligible if assets in qualifying retirement accounts and education accounts were disregarded and for 
Automated Client Eligiblity System technology upgrades and testing. A Federal Expenditures Fund allocation and an 
Other Special Revenue Funds allocation are also included for the FMAP match. 
LR0 166(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I