LD 863, Page 2 - 122th Legislature, FIRST REGULAR Session

	Sec. 6. MaineCare demonstration waiver application. The Department of Health
and Human Services shall submit a demonstration waiver application
no later than October 1, 2005 to the United States Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services to develop a pilot program based on the wraparound model
of care for children in 3 demographically diverse areas of the
State. The application must seek to waive any requirement that
prohibits the establishment of a blended, pooled or flexible
funding system. Rules to implement the waiver adopted pursuant to
this section are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

SUMMARY

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services
to deliver services to children based on a wraparound model of
care and indicate the amount of funding expended for services to
children based on the wraparound funding model. It also requires
the department to submit a demonstration waiver application by
October 1, 2005 to the United States Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to
establish a wraparound funding demonstration pilot in 3 areas of
the State.

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