An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Removmg Exclus10ns to the MameCare Program
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0199
Committee Amendment CA_A_H103 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ';;4-" to HP 123, L D 199, "An Act to Improve the 
Health of Maine Residents by Removmg Exclus10ns to the MameCare Program'' 
Amend the bill in section 1 m the blocked paragraph m the first lme (page 1, lme 4 m 
L D) by stnkmg out the followmg. "January" and msertmg the followmg 'July' 
Amend the bill m section 3 m the 3rd lme (page 1, lme 20 m L D) by stnkmg out the 
followmg· ''January" and msertmg the followmg 'July' 
Amend the bill m section 4 m the first lme (page 1, hne 25 m L D ) by stt 1kmg out the 
followmg "January" and msertmg the followmg 'July' 
Amend the bill by msertmg after sect10n 4 the followmg 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The followmg appropriations and 
allocat10ns are made 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
Imtiat1ve Provides fundmg for MameCare p1ogram coverage for noncitizen residents of 
this State 21 years of age or older with quahfymg low mcomes who are mehgible for 
coverage under the federal Medicaid program due to then· 1mmigrat10n status, begmnmg 
July 1, 2024. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Office of MaineCare Services 0129 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
Imtiat1ve Provides one-time fundmg for 1eqmred technology changes. 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
All Other 
$75,001 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
$13,679,998 
$13,679,998 
2024-25 
$0 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT~ "to HP 123, L D 199 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$75,001 
$0 
2023-24 
2024-25 
$75,001 
$13,679,998 
$75,001 
$13,679,998 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the effective date of MameCare coverage of noncitizen 
residents and the date by which the Department of Health and Human Services must adopt 
rules implementing the requirements of the bill from January 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024 The 
amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations sect10n 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/01/23 ;::l;Pae.. 
LD 199 
LR 509(02) 
An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Removing Exclusions to the MaineCare Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment)\" r H- ( o:s) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
nppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$75,001 
$13,679,998 
$75,001 
$13,679,998 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
$17,026,190 
$17,026,190 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$17,026,190 
$17,026,190 
Thts btll mcludes General Fund appropnattons to the Department of Health and Human Services of $75,001 m fiscal 
year 2023-24 f01 required technology changes and $13,679,998 m fiscal year 2024-25 for MameCare program 
coverage for nonc1t1zen residents of this State 21 years of age or older with quahfymg low mcomes who are mehgible 
foi coveiage under the federal Medicaid program due to their ummgratlon status, begmnmg on July 1, 2024 
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