An Act Regarding Quality of Care and the Board of Tmstees at the Maine Veterans' Homes
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2211
Senate Amendment SA_A_S703 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT " /} " to H.P. 141 8, L.D. 2211, "An Act Regarding Quality
of Care and the Board of Tmstees at the Maine Veterans' Homes"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act Regarding Quality of Care, Funding and the Board of Trustees at the ]Maine
Veterans' Homes'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the followmg:
'See. 5. Transfers between Department of Health and Human Services
MaineCare accounts to support Maine Veterans' Homes m providing
residential care facility services. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, for fiscal year 2024-25 only, available balances of appropriations may be
transferred between Department of Health and Human Services MaineCare accounts to
support the operations of the Maine Veterans' Homes in providing care to MaiaeCare-
covered residents who have received or are receiving residential care facility services.
These transfers are not considered adjustments to appropriations.
Sec. 6. Support for residential care services. The Department of Health and
Human Services shall:
1. Seek any necessary approval from the United States Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that may be necessary to
ensure that the unexpended portion of the amount appropriated in Resolve 2023, chapter
117 is used in conjunction wifh federal matching funds or for state-only room and board
costs to support Maine Veterans' Homes operations during fiscal year 2023-24; and
2. No later than November 1,2024, make supplemental payments to Maine Veterans'
Homes equal to the total amount offandmg available as a result of the transfer authorized
in Resolve 2023, chapter 117, includmg all available federal matching funds.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
The amendment clarifies that for fiscal year 2024-25 the department may transfer
available balances as necessary between Department of Health and Human Services
SENATE AMENDMENT
Approved: 04/12/24 /^K?^
LD 2211 LR 2944(05)
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An Act Regarding Quality of Care and the Board of Trustees at the Maine Veterans' Homes
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "^' to Original Bill (^-'jcS\
Sponsor: Sen. Hickman ofKennebec
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
No net fiscal impact
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to expend any portion of the
amounts appropriated pursuant to Resolves 2023, c. 117 that the DHHS has not expended and detennines it could
expend to support the operations of Maine Veterans' Homes in providing care to MaineCare covered residents who
have received or are receiving residential care facility services during fiscal year 2023-2024. It also requires the
DHHS to seek any approval from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services, that may be necessary to ensure that the unexpended portion of the amount appropriated in
Resolves 2023, ch. 117 is used in conjunction with federal matching funds or for state-only room and board costs to
support Maine Veterans' Homes operations during fiscal year 2023-24. As this requires the expenditure of funds that
had been previously appropriated, there is no net fiscal impact to this amendment.