Resolve, to Establish the Stakeholder Group to Ensure Timely Access to Medication Management Across the State
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2083
Committee Amendment CA_A_S550 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/? » to S.P. 876, L.D. 2083, "Resolve, to Establish
the Stakeholder Group to Ensure Timely Access to Medication Management Across the
State"
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Establish a
Stakeholder Group to Study Timely Access to Psychiatric Mfedication IVIanagement
Services Across the State'
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and insertmg the following:
'See. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to establish stakeholder
group to study timely access to psychiatric medication management services
across the State. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall
convene a stakeholder group to study access to psychiatric medication management
services across the State. The study must examine:
1. The availability of psychiatric medication management services across the State,
including a review of geographic and other disparities in accessing psychiatric medication
management services;
2. The availability of psychiatric nurse practitioners to provide psychiatric medication
management services; and
3. Challenges to sustaining and expanding the psychiatric nurse practitioner
workforce, including an examination of educational opportunities, financial support for the
education of nurse practitioners and the availability of nurse educators to train nurse
practitioners.
The department shall include in the stakeholder group psychiatric nurse practitioners
who currently deliver psychiatric medication management services, physicians who
currently deliver psychiatric medication management services, consumers and family
members of consumers of medication management services, advocates for mental health
services, experts in increasing the mental health workforce, representatives of the
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
(P<0 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^" to S.P. 876, L.D. 2083 ^ 5~ 5-Sfcly
Department of Labor, representatives of the Finance Authority of Maine, representatives
of educational institutions that train psychiatric nurse practitioners and representatives of
professional associations for psychiatric nurse practitioners.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services shall
report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and
human services matters no later than February 1, 2025 on the study under section 1. The
joint standing committee may report out legislation related to the report to the 132nd
Legislature in 2025.'
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the resolve. It directs the Department of Health and Human
Services to convene a stakeholder group to study access to psychiatric medication
management services in the State. The study must examine the availability of psychiatric
medication management services across the State, including a review of geographic and
other disparities in access, the availability of psychiatric nurse practitioners to provide
medication management and challenges to sustaining and expanding the psychiatric nurse
practitioner workforce, including an examination of educational opportunities, financial
support for the education of nurse practitioners and the availability of nurse educators to
train nurse practitioners. It directs the department to report to the joint standing committee
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters no later than
February 1, 2025 on the study. The joint standing committee may report out legislation
related to the report to the 132nd Legislature in 2025.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/15/24
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LD 2083 LR 2860(02)
Resolve, to Establish the Stakeholder Group to Ensure Timely Access to Medication Management
Across the State
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a stakeholder group and report back
to the legislature are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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