Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3194 is enacted to read:

§3194.__Health care disclosure

1.__Proposed beneficiary defined.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, "proposed beneficiary" means:

A.__An individual who files an application for health care benefits under MaineCare; or

B.__A person requesting uncompensated care in a hospital.

2.__Information required.__A proposed beneficiary, upon applying for health care benefits under MaineCare or upon requesting uncompensated care in a hospital, shall identify the employer or employers of the proposed beneficiary.__If the proposed beneficiary is not employed, the proposed beneficiary shall identify the employer or employers of any adult who is responsible for providing all or some of the proposed beneficiary's support.

3.__Provision of information to the Legislature.__On or before October 1st annually, the department shall transmit to the Legislature a report identifying all employers identified pursuant to the application requirements in subsection 2 who employ 50 or more MaineCare beneficiaries.__In determining whether the 50-employee threshold is met, the department shall include all MaineCare beneficiaries employed by the employer and its subsidiaries at all locations within the State.__The report must include each employer's name, location or locations, the total number of its employees and dependents who are enrolled in the MaineCare program and the total cost to the State of providing MaineCare benefits for the employees and enrolled dependents of each named employer.__The report may not include the names of any individual beneficiaries of the MaineCare program.

4.__Public access to information.__The department shall post the report produced pursuant to subsection 3 on a publicly accessible site on the Internet maintained by the department and shall make copies of the report available to members of the public upon request.