Director of Econometric Research.

Sec. 3. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§11 is enacted to read:

11.__Range 38.__The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within salary range 38:

A.__Deputy Commissioner of Finance, Department of Health and Human Services; and

B.__Deputy Commissioner of Operations and Support, Department of Health and Human Services.

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §946-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. C, §6, is amended to read:

1. Major policy-influencing positions. The following positions are major policy-influencing positions within the Department of Health and Human Services. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, these positions and their successor positions are subject to this chapter:

A. Deputy commissioners; The 4 deputy commissioner positions:

(1)__The Deputy Commissioner of Integrated Services;

(2) The Deputy Commissioner of Health, Integrated Access and Strategy;

(3) The Deputy Commissioner of Finance; and

(4) The Deputy Commissioner of Operations and Support;

B. Associate commissioners;

C. Bureau directors and division directors;

C-1.__Director, Office of MaineCare Services;

C-2.__Director, Office of Integrated Access and Support;

C-3.__State Health Officer and Director, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention;

C-4.__Director, Office of Adult Mental Health Services;