Resolve, to Ensure the Provision of Medically Necessary Behavioral Health Care Services for Children m Their Homes and Communities
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0435
Committee Amendment CA_A_H816 (House)

COMMITTEEAMENDMENT" /\" to H,P. 268, L.D 43 5, "Resolve, to Ensure the
Provision of Medically Necessary Behavioral Health Care Services for Children m Their
Homes and Communities"
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'Resolve, to Require the Department of Health and Human Services to Report on
Children's Residential Treatment Services and Implementation of the Department's
Strategic Priorities for Children's Behavioral Health Services'
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
'See. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to study children's
residential treatment services. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human
Services, referred to in this resolve as "the department," shall review the relevant data and
conduct an analysis of the capacity, occupancy and availability of and access to children's
residential treatment services within the State, as well as the residential treatment services
located outside of the State that are bemg provided to children who normally reside in this
State.
Sec. 2. Report on children's residential treatment services and
implementation of strategic priorities for children's behavioral health services
developed by Department of Health and Human Services. Resolved: That, by
January 2, 2025, the department shall submit to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters a report consisting
of:
1. A summary of the data and results of the analysis of children's residential treatment
services as directed by section 1;
2. A summary of the department's progress m implementing the strategic priorities
developed in 2019 to implement the children's behavioral health services plan for Maine
developed by the department's Office of Child and Family Services; and
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3. A summary of the department's current priorities to ensure the availability, quality
and consistency of and access to behavioral health care services for children.
The joint standmg 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 and changes the title. It requires the Department
of Health and Human Services to review relevant data and conduct an analysis on the
capacity, occupancy and availability of and access to children's residential treatment
services in the State and the residential treatment services located outside of the State that
are being provided to children who normally reside in this State. By January 2, 2025, the
department must submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over health and human services matters a report summarizmg the data and
results of the analysis of children s residential treatment services, an update on the
department's progress in implementing its strategic priorities developed in 2019 to
implement the children's behavioral health services plan for Maine developed by the
department's Office of Child and Family Services and a summary of the department's
current priorities to ensure the availability, quality and consistency of and access to
behavioral health care services for children.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/14/24 ^K?c"-
LD 435 LR 1391(02)
Resolve, to Ensure the Provision oflMedically Necessary Behavioral Health Care Services for Children
in Their Homes and Communities
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/^( (^ ^ -
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an analysis of children's residential
treatment services and report back to the legislature are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources,
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