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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, Regarding the Provision of Over-the-counter Medications in the MaineCare Program’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Educational initiative. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services shall undertake an educational initiative for health care practitioners who prescribe medications under the MaineCare program. The initiative must provide information on prescription medications and any available over-the-counter equivalents that are reimbursed under MaineCare and must remind practitioners that MaineCare will reimburse for over-the-counter medications only when they are medically necessary.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and makes it a resolve. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of MaineCare Services to undertake an educational initiative for health care practitioners who prescribe medications under the MaineCare program to provide information on prescription medications and any available over-the-counter equivalents and to remind practitioners that MaineCare will reimburse for over-the-counter medications only when they are medically necessary.
 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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