Sec. Q-1. 22 MRSA §1511, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. V, §1, is repealed.
Sec. Q-2. 22 MRSA §1511, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. V, §1, is amended to read:
6. Health purposes. Allocations under subsection 3 are limited to the following health-related purposes:
A. Smoking prevention, cessation and control activities, including, but not limited to, reducing smoking among the children of the State;
B. Prenatal and young children's care including home visits and support for parents of children from birth to 6 years of age;
C. Child care for children up to 15 years of age, including after-school care;
D. Health care for children and adults, maximizing to the extent possible federal matching funds;
E. Prescription drugs for adults who are elderly or disabled, maximizing to the extent possible federal matching funds;
F. Dental and oral health care to low-income persons who lack adequate dental coverage;
G. Substance abuse prevention and treatment; and
H. Comprehensive school health programs, including school-based health centers.
Sec. Q-3. 22 MRSA §1511, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. V, §1, is repealed.
Sec. Q-4. 22 MRSA §1511, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
8. Report by Treasurer of State. The Treasurer of State shall report at least annually on or before the 2nd Friday in December to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters. The report must summarize the activity in any funds or accounts directly related to this section.
Sec. Q-5. 22 MRSA §1512, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. V, §1, is repealed.
Sec. Q-6. 22 MRSA §2681, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 786, Pt. A, §3, is amended to read:
9. Dedicated fund. The Maine Rx Dedicated Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established to receive revenue from manufacturers and labelers who pay rebates as provided in subsection 4 and any appropriations or allocations designated for the fund. The purposes of the fund are to: reimburse retail pharmacies for discounted prices provided to qualified residents pursuant to subsection 5; to reimburse the department for contracted services, administrative and associated computer costs, professional fees paid to participating retail pharmacies and other reasonable program costs; and to benefit the elderly low-cost drug program under section 254. The fund also must be used in fiscal year 2002-03 to repay the working capital advance made to the program during fiscal year 2000-01 from the Trust Fund for a Healthy Maine, established in section 1512. The fund is a nonlapsing dedicated fund. Interest on fund balances accrues to the fund. Surplus funds in the fund must be used for the benefit of the program. Notwithstanding Title 5, section 1585, surplus funds may also be transferred to the elderly low-cost drug program established under section 254.
Sec. Q-7. PL 1999, c. 786, Pt. A, §7 is repealed.
Sec. Q-8. Trust fund balance. The State Treasurer shall transfer the balance of the Trust Fund for a Healthy Maine on June 30, 2001 to the General Fund unappropriated surplus.
Sec. Q-9. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and $15,922,838 in fiscal year 2002-03 from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2003.
Sec. Q-10. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $9,055,000 from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2001.
Sec. Q-11. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer $1,200,000 from the Tobacco Prevention and Control, Other Special Revenue account in the Bureau of Health program in the Department of Human Services to General Fund unappropriated surplus no later than June 30, 2002.
Sec. Q-12. Allocation. The following amounts are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds - Fund for a Healthy Maine.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Biennial Reserve Account
New Initiative: Deallocates funding from the Biennial Reserve Account that was allocated from the Fund for a Healthy Maine in Public Law 1999, chapter 731, Part RR, section 1 to be used in future biennia.
Fund for a Healthy Maine 2001-02
All Other ($25,540,000)
____________
Total (25,540,000)
Sec. Q-13. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from Other Special Revenue funds - Fund for a Healthy Maine.
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Purchased Social Services
New Initiative: Deallocates unexpended Fund for a Healthy Maine allocations for child care.
Fund for a Healthy Maine 2000-01
All Other (1,500,000)
____________
Total (1,500,000)
Health, Bureau of
New Initiative: Deallocates unexpended Fund for a Healthy Maine allocations for oral health.
Fund for a Healthy Maine 2000-01
All Other (420,000)
____________
Total (420,000)
Health, Bureau of
New Initiative: Deallocates unexpended Fund for a Healthy Maine allocations for tobacco cessation/media/evaluation.
Fund for a Healthy Maine 2000-01
All Other (1,560,000)
____________
Total (1,560,000)
Health, Bureau of
New Initiative: Deallocates unexpended Fund for a Healthy Maine allocations for grants to communities and schools.
Fund for a Healthy Maine 2000-01
All Other (4,240,000)
____________
Total (4,240,000)
Health, Bureau of
Fund for a Healthy Maine 2000-01
All Other (1,335,000)
____________
Total (1,335,000)
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2000-01
Department Summary - All Funds (9,055,000)
Department Summary - Fund for a Healthy Maine ($9,055,000)
Sec. Q-14. Retroactivity. That section of this Part that repeals Public Law 1999, chapter 786, Part A, section 7 applies retroactively to December 31, 2000.
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