Sec. B-1. 22 MRSA §259 is enacted to read:
§259. Support for primary and preventive health care services
The department shall maintain and expand health care access for underserved populations using funds appropriated for these purposes by the Legislature as provided in this section.
1. Support for federally qualified health centers. The department shall provide support for federally qualified centers as follows:
A. Seventy-five thousand dollars in fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03 as the state Medicaid match to contract for Medicaid outstationing services at federally qualified health centers; and
B. Six hundred ninety-nine thousand, one hundred fifty dollars in fiscal year 2001-02 to federally qualified health center grantees to support the infrastructure of these programs in providing primary care services to underserved populations. Forty-four thousand, two hundred fifty dollars must be provided to each grantee with an additional $8,850 for the 2nd and each additional site operated by a grantee. For the purposes of this paragraph, "site" means a site or sites operated by the grantee within its scope of service that meet all health center requirements, including providing primary care services, regardless of patients' ability to pay, 5 days a week with extended hours. If there is not sufficient funding to meet the formula in this paragraph, the $699,150 must be allocated in proportion to the formula outlined in this paragraph.
2. Restriction. Funding provided under this section may not supplant other sources of funding.
Sec. B-2. 22 MRSA §3192 is enacted to read:
§3192. Affordable Health Care Fund
The Affordable Health Care Fund is established to assist individuals with the costs of participation in community health access programs. The fund is a nonlapsing fund and any excess funds may be used only for the purposes of this section. The fund may be used only to subsidize the costs of community health access programs' fees. The department shall establish subsidies on a sliding scale based on income for eligible individuals enrolled in community health access programs. Individuals eligible for health coverage under the Medicaid or Medicare program are not eligible to receive a subsidy from this fund.
Sec. B-3. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2001-02 2002-03
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Medical Services
All Other $75,000 $75,000
Provides funds to contract for Medicaid outstationing services at federally qualified health centers and federally qualified look-alikes.
Bureau of Health
All Other $699,150
Provides funds to support the primary care infrastructure of federally qualified health centers providing health care services to underserved populations.
Affordable Health Care Fund
All Other $50,000
Provides funds to establish the Affordable Health Care Fund to provide subsidies for individuals enrolled in community health access programs.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ____________ ____________
TOTAL $824,150 $75,000
Sec. B-4. Allocation. The following funds are allocated from the Federal Expenditures Fund to carry out the purposes of this Part.
2001-02 2002-03
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Medical Services
All Other $75,000 $75,000
Provides funds for the federal match to contract for Medicaid outstationing services at federally qualified health centers and federally qualified look-alikes.
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