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PART A - §§21 to 25
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. A-21. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to correctly reflect budgeted Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology costs.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($89,908)	($119,877)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($89,908)	($119,877)	

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Coordinator I position from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$90,175	
All Other	$0	$3,049	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$93,224	

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
 
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist IV position from the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Remediation and Waste Management program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($85,375)	
All Other	$0	($2,886)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($88,261)	

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Public Service Executive I position from 50% Administration - Environmental Protection program and 50% Maine Environmental Protection Fund program to 100% Administration - Environmental Protection program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	$0	$46,840	
All Other	$0	$1,584	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$48,424	

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Coordinator II position from the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($95,566)	
All Other	$0	($3,231)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($98,797)	

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
 
Initiative: Transfers funding for Personal Services from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds for a one-time General Fund reduction and provides funding for related STA-CAP charges within the same program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	($251,090)	($257,616)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($251,090)	($257,616)	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	$251,090	$257,616	
All Other	$8,489	$8,710	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$259,579	$266,326	

Administration - Environmental Protection 0251
 
Initiative: Provides funding by recognizing one-time savings achieved by transferring internal service obligations from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds for fiscal years 2009-10 only.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($37,610)	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($37,610)	$0	

Information Technology Y10T
 
Initiative: Provides funding by recognizing one-time savings achieved by transferring internal service obligations from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds for fiscal year 2010-11 only.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($31,170)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($31,170)	

Land and Water Quality 0248
 
Initiative: Provides funding for operating expenditures.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$35,150	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$35,150	

Land and Water Quality 0248
 
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist IV position from the Land and Water Quality program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($94,513)	
All Other	$0	($3,195)	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($97,708)	

Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421
 
Initiative: Continues one limited-period Environmental Specialist II position, established by Financial Order 005337 F10, through June 11, 2011 to support the industrial stormwater program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	$0	$68,628	
All Other	$0	$2,320	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$70,948	

Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421
 
Initiative: Transfers one Biologist II position, one Environmental Specialist II position and one Environmental Specialist III position from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(3.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($238,679)	
All Other	$0	($8,070)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($246,749)	

Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421
 
Initiative: Reallocates the cost of one Public Service Executive I position from 50% Administration - Environmental Protection program and 50% Maine Environmental Protection Fund program to 100% Administration - Environmental Protection program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	$0	($46,840)	
All Other	$0	($1,584)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($48,424)	

Maine Environmental Protection Fund 0421
 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Coordinator II position from the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$95,566	
All Other	$0	$3,231	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$98,797	

Performance Partnership Grant 0851
 
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist IV position from the Land and Water Quality program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$94,513	
All Other	$0	$3,195	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$97,708	

Performance Partnership Grant 0851
 
Initiative: Transfers one Biologist II position, one Environmental Specialist II position and one Environmental Specialist III position from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	3.000	
Personal Services	$0	$238,679	
All Other	$0	$8,070	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$246,749	

Performance Partnership Grant 0851
 
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist III position from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$84,588	
All Other	$0	$2,860	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$87,448	

Performance Partnership Grant 0851
 
Initiative: Transfers one Cartographer position from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology to the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund and reduces the All Other budget for the Performance Partnership Grant program as a result.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$78,124	
All Other	$0	($78,124)	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$0	

Remediation and Waste Management 0247
 
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist III position from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Performance Partnership Grant program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($84,588)	
All Other	$0	($2,860)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($87,448)	

Remediation and Waste Management 0247
 
Initiative: Transfers one Public Service Coordinator I position from the Remediation and Waste Management program, Federal Expenditures Fund to the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($90,175)	
All Other	$0	($3,049)	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($93,224)	

Remediation and Waste Management 0247
 
Initiative: Transfers one Environmental Specialist IV position from the Administration - Environmental Protection program, Other Special Revenue Funds to the Remediation and Waste Management program, Federal Expenditures Fund.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$85,375	
All Other	$0	$2,886	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$88,261	

Remediation and Waste Management 0247
 
Initiative: Provides funding for operating expenditures.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$300,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$300,000	

Remediation and Waste Management 0247
 
Initiative: Provides funding by recognizing one-time savings achieved by maintaining a vacant position and reducing related All Other costs for fiscal year 2009-10 only.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	($25,870)	$0	
All Other	($5,350)	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($31,220)	$0	

Remediation and Waste Management 0247
 
Initiative: Provides an allocation for oversight of the cleanup of uncontrolled hazardous substance sites.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$200,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$200,000	

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	($319,920)	($88,786)	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$329,234	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$169,671	$223,313	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($150,249)	$463,761	
 
Sec. A-22. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
 
Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 0165
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the State Health Access Program grants.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$474,085	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$474,085	

Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 0165
 
Initiative: Reduces funding from salary savings from a Governor's Special Assistant position that is fully funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 through fiscal year 2010-11.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	($28,407)	($29,974)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($28,407)	($29,974)	

Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 0165
 
Initiative: Reduces funding on a one-time basis for general operations to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($61,324)	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($61,324)	$0	

Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 0165
 
Initiative: Eliminates one part-time Governor's Special Assistant position in fiscal year 2009-10 and one Governor's Special Assistant position in fiscal year 2010-11.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(0.500)	(1.000)	
Personal Services	($31,051)	($72,975)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($31,051)	($72,975)	

Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 0165
 
Initiative: Reduces funding by freezing one Governor's Special Assistant position until June 12, 2010.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	($46,300)	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($46,300)	$0	

Blaine House 0072
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for contractual services used to assist in the Blaine House.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($1,100)	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,100)	$0	

Blaine House 0072
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for out-of-state travel.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($1,500)	($2,500)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,500)	($2,500)	

Blaine House 0072
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for the food allowance.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($1,000)	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($1,000)	$0	

Ombudsman Program 0103
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for contractual services from the Maine Children's Alliance to maintain costs within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($4,827)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($4,827)	

Planning Office 0082
 
Initiative: Continues one Senior Planner position to meet increased federal requirements contained in the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act of 2009 for state commissions and reallocates the cost from 75% Federal Expenditures Fund and 25% Other Special Revenue Funds to 100% Federal Expenditures Fund within the same program. This position was established as a limited-period position in Public Law 2007, chapter 539.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$19,071	$20,156	
All Other	$1,168	$1,234	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$20,239	$21,390	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	($19,071)	($20,156)	
All Other	($1,168)	($1,234)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($20,239)	($21,390)	

Planning Office 0082
 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase the hours of one Senior Planner position from 24 hours per week to 40 hours per week and reallocates the cost from 100% General Fund to 60% General Fund and 40% Other Special Revenue Funds within the same program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	$0	$32,408	
All Other	$0	$1,984	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$34,392	

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	($170,682)	($110,276)	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$20,239	$495,475	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	($20,239)	$13,002	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	($170,682)	$398,201	
 
Sec. A-23. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE
 
Clean Fuel Vehicle Fund Z115
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the Clean Fuel Vehicle Fund to support production, distribution and consumption of clean fuels and biofuels in the event that funds are received.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$25,000	$25,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$25,000	$25,000	

Student Financial Assistance Programs 0653
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for grant and loan awards to students in the student financial assistance programs.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($511,552)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($511,552)	

FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	($511,552)	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$25,000	$25,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$25,000	($486,552)	
 
Sec. A-24. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH
 
Scienceworks for ME 0908
 
Initiative: Reduces funding to maintain appropriations within available resources.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($2,707)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($2,707)	
 
Sec. A-25. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
 
Consumer-directed Services Z043
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for administrative costs within the Department of Health and Human Services related to the Consumer-directed Services program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($125,000)	($250,000)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($125,000)	($250,000)	

Departmentwide 0019
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding to distribute the departmentwide deappropriation included in Public Law 2009, chapter 213, Part A related to a social security income cost-of-living increase.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	

Disproportionate Share - Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0734
 
Initiative: Eliminates the following vacant positions: 3 Licensed Practical Nurse positions, one Chaplain II position, one Occupational Therapist II position, 2 Public Service Manager II positions, one Psychiatric Social Worker I position, 6 Mental Health Worker I positions, 2 Mental Health Worker II positions, 3 Office Associate II positions, one part-time Nurse IV position, one Team Leader position and one Assistant Team Leader position.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	$0	($425,062)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($425,062)	

Disproportionate Share - Riverview Psychiatric Center 0733
 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Physician III position to 2 part-time Physician III positions and transfers one of the part-time Physician III positions from the Riverview Psychiatric Center program to the Mental Health Services - Children program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
Personal Services	$0	($40,972)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($40,972)	

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($500,000)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($500,000)	

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center 0120
 
Initiative: Eliminates the following vacant positions: 3 Licensed Practical Nurse positions, one Chaplain II position, one Occupational Therapist II position, 2 Public Service Manager II positions, one Psychiatric Social Worker I position, 6 Mental Health Worker I positions, 2 Mental Health Worker II positions, 3 Office Associate II positions, one part-time Nurse IV position, one Team Leader position and one Assistant Team Leader position.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(22.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($800,967)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($800,967)	

FHM - Substance Abuse 0948
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding available as the result of the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for an additional 2 quarters.

FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($181,408)	
			
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL	$0	($181,408)	

Freeport Towne Square 0814
 
Initiative: Reduces funding in the Freeport Towne Square program, Other Special Revenue Funds account that is no longer necessary.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($89,085)	($89,085)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($89,085)	($89,085)	

Information Technology Y03T
 
Initiative: Transfers one Clinical Social Worker position from the IV-E Foster Care/Adoption Assistance program and 2 Clinical Social Worker positions from the Bureau of Child and Family Services - Regional program to the Mental Health Services - Children program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$6,350	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$6,350	

Information Technology Y03T
 
Initiative: Transfers one Accounting Technician position and one Public Service Manager III position and related All Other from the OMB Division of Regional Business Operations program to the Office of Management and Budget program and one Public Service Executive II position and related All Other from the OMB Division of Regional Business Operations program to the Mental Health Services - Community program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$2,117	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$2,117	

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports program through a reduction in the Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($4,222,447)	($4,222,447)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($4,222,447)	($4,222,447)	

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705
 
Initiative: Reduces funding by reducing administrative and program-related costs for services to persons with high-cost budgets. The corresponding federal funding decrease is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($71,458)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($71,458)	

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding in the various MaineCare accounts to reflect modifications to projections of MaineCare-dedicated tax revenues, to comport with Revenue Forecasting Committee reprojections.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($34,435)	($448,672)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($34,435)	($448,672)	

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for administration of shared living services. The corresponding federal funding decrease is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($154,690)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($154,690)	

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705
 
Initiative: Reduces funding under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Mental Retardation or Autistic Disorder. Reimbursement rates will be reduced by 2% for day habilitation and work supports and 1% for residential providers; all other services will be reduced by 10%. The corresponding federal funding reduction is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($240,158)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($240,158)	

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705
 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase enrollment under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Mental Retardation or Autistic Disorder, by approximately 100 members and under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 29, Community Support Benefits for Members with Mental Retardation and Autistic Disorder, by approximately 60 members. The corresponding federal funding increase is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$364,500	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$364,500	

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding available as the result of the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for an additional 2 quarters.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($4,538,598)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($4,538,598)	

Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation 0705
 
Initiative: Reduces funding based on a 10% reduction to the rates paid to providers under the following sections of the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III: 3, Ambulatory Care Clinic Services; 15, Chiropractic Services; 23, Developmental and Behavioral Evaluation Clinics; 28, Rehabilitative and Community Support Services for Children with Cognitive Impairments and Functional Limitations; 30, Family Planning Agency Services; 35, Hearing Aids and Services; 37, Children's Home Based Mental Health; 62, Genetic Testing and Clinical Genetic Services; 68, Occupational Therapy Services; 85, Physical Therapy Services; 95, Podiatric Services; 113, Transportation Services; and 150, STD Screening Clinic Services.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($178,678)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($178,678)	

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731
 
Initiative: Reduces funding through the imposition of a per member limit for outpatient mental health visits to 18 hours of services per year for persons 20 years of age and under. The department shall authorize treatment above 18 hours per year when continued treatment to the member is necessary to correct or ameliorate a mental health condition, as required by 42 United States Code, Section 1396d(r)(5). The corresponding federal funding decrease is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($684,727)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($684,727)	

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731
 
Initiative: Reduces funding under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 65, Behavioral Health Services, by 10%, excluding children's comprehensive community support and multi-systems therapy, which will be reduced by 2%. Outpatient therapy, children's assertive community treatment services, crisis services and medication management will not be reduced. The corresponding state funding decreases are in the Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid program and the Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($217,653)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($217,653)	

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding available as the result of the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for an additional 2 quarters.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($3,031,491)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($3,031,491)	

Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid 0731
 
Initiative: Reduces funding based on a 10% reduction to the rates paid to providers under the following sections of the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III: 3, Ambulatory Care Clinic Services; 15, Chiropractic Services; 23, Developmental and Behavioral Evaluation Clinics; 28, Rehabilitative and Community Support Services for Children with Cognitive Impairments and Functional Limitations; 30, Family Planning Agency Services; 35, Hearing Aids and Services; 37, Children's Home Based Mental Health; 62, Genetic Testing and Clinical Genetic Services; 68, Occupational Therapy Services; 85, Physical Therapy Services; 95, Podiatric Services; 113, Transportation Services; and 150, STD Screening Clinic Services.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($553,367)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($553,367)	

Mental Health Services - Children 0136
 
Initiative: Transfers one Clinical Social Worker position from the IV-E Foster Care/Adoption Assistance program and 2 Clinical Social Worker positions from the Bureau of Child and Family Services - Regional program to the Mental Health Services - Children program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	3.000	
Personal Services	$0	$217,715	
All Other	$0	$9,180	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$226,895	

Mental Health Services - Children 0136
 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Physician III position to 2 part-time Physician III positions and transfers one of the part-time Physician III positions from the Riverview Psychiatric Center program to the Mental Health Services - Children program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	0.500	
Personal Services	$0	$120,254	
All Other	$0	($79,282)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$40,972	

Mental Health Services - Children 0136
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for non-MaineCare children's crisis services.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($310,000)	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($310,000)	$0	

Mental Health Services - Children 0136
 
Initiative: Eliminates one Physician III position in the Mental Health Services - Community program and reduces one Physician III position to part-time in the Mental Health Services - Children program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(0.500)	
Personal Services	$0	($120,515)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($120,515)	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Transfers one Mental Health Program Coordinator position from the Mental Health Services - Community program to the Mental Retardation Services - Community program and reorganizes it to a Social Services Program Specialist I position.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($66,737)	
All Other	$0	($3,060)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($69,797)	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding for assertive community treatment, daily living support services, community integration services, specialized direct services, NAMI Maine, advocacy services, outreach services, the Court Master, the “warm line,” quality improvement councils, professional services, the Portland Identification and Early Referral program, Medical Care Development, the University of Southern Maine Muskie School of Public Service and transportation.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($991,864)	($1,359,331)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($991,864)	($1,359,331)	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for contracted vocational services. Funding in the same amount will be appropriated to the Department of Labor and matched with federal funds and used for the same purpose.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($304,000)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($304,000)	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Transfers one Accounting Technician position and one Public Service Manager III position and related All Other from the OMB Division of Regional Business Operations program to the Office of Management and Budget program and one Public Service Executive II position and related All Other from the OMB Division of Regional Business Operations program to the Mental Health Services - Community program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$128,271	
All Other	$0	$3,060	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$131,331	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Eliminates one Physician III position in the Mental Health Services - Community program and reduces one Physician III position to part-time in the Mental Health Services - Children program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(1.000)	
Personal Services	$0	($245,383)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($245,383)	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Provides funding for services for approximately 75 people on the Bridging Rental Assistance Program waiting list and to expand access to community integration services to approximately 80 people.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$650,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$650,000	

Mental Health Services - Community 0121
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for involuntary hospitalization.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($350,000)	($670,000)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($350,000)	($670,000)	

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
 
Initiative: Reduces funding through the imposition of a per member limit for outpatient mental health visits of 18 hours of services per year for adults. The department shall authorize services above 18 hours per year when continued treatment to the member is reasonably expected to bring about significant improvement and is medically necessary to avoid exacerbation of a mental health condition and the likely continuation of outpatient treatment. The corresponding federal funding decrease is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($742,498)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($742,498)	

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding in the various MaineCare accounts to reflect modifications to projections of MaineCare-dedicated tax revenues, to comport with Revenue Forecasting Committee reprojections.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($634,524)	($727,493)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($634,524)	($727,493)	

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
 
Initiative: Reduces funding by standardizing the reimbursement rates for private nonmedical institutions billing under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 97, Appendix B: Principles of Reimbursement for Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities and Appendix E: Principles of Reimbursement for Community Residences for Persons with Mental Illness.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($425,159)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($425,159)	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($84,794)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($84,794)	

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
 
Initiative: Reduces funding under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 65, Behavioral Health Services, by 10%, excluding children's comprehensive community support and multi-systems therapy, which will be reduced by 4%, and outpatient therapy, children's assertive community treatment services, crisis services and medication management, which will not be reduced. The corresponding state funding decreases are in the Mental Health Services - Child Medicaid program and the Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($494,454)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($494,454)	

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
 
Initiative: Reduces funding under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 17, Community Support Services, by lowering reimbursement rates by 4% except for community integration, which is reduced by 3%. The corresponding federal funding reduction is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($575,344)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($575,344)	

Mental Health Services - Community Medicaid 0732
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding available as the result of the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for an additional 2 quarters.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($5,633,364)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($5,633,364)	

Mental Retardation Services - Community 0122
 
Initiative: Transfers one Mental Health Program Coordinator position from the Mental Health Services - Community program to the Mental Retardation Services - Community program and reorganizes it to a Social Services Program Specialist I position.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$64,007	
All Other	$0	$3,060	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$67,067	

Mental Retardation Services - Community 0122
 
Initiative: Provides funding for an anticipated shortfall in the Office of Advocacy program through a reduction in the Mental Retardation Services - Community program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($8,129)	($8,129)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($8,129)	($8,129)	

Mental Retardation Services - Community 0122
 
Initiative: Reduces funding by decreasing room and board subsidies.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($808,256)	($349,357)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	($808,256)	($349,357)	

Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Reduces funding for administration of shared living services. The corresponding federal funding decrease is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($773,449)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($773,449)	

Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Reduces funding by reducing administrative and program-related costs for services to persons with high-cost budgets. The corresponding federal funding decrease is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($261,105)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($261,105)	

Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Reduces funding under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Mental Retardation or Autistic Disorder. Reimbursement rates will be reduced by 2% for day habilitation and work supports and 1% for residential providers; all other services will be reduced by 10%. The corresponding federal funding reduction is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($1,204,153)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,204,153)	

Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase enrollment under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Mental Retardation or Autistic Disorder, by approximately 100 members and under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 29, Community Support Benefits for Members with Mental Retardation and Autistic Disorder, by approximately 60 members. The corresponding federal funding increase is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$1,571,889	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,571,889	

Mental Retardation Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding available as the result of the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for an additional 2 quarters.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($11,383,528)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($11,383,528)	

Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports Z006
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports program through a reduction in the Medicaid Services - Mental Retardation program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$4,222,447	$4,222,447	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$4,222,447	$4,222,447	

Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports Z006
 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase enrollment under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 21, Home and Community Benefits for Members with Mental Retardation or Autistic Disorder, by approximately 100 members and under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 29, Community Support Benefits for Members with Mental Retardation and Autistic Disorder, by approximately 60 members. The corresponding federal funding increase is in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$255,714	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$255,714	

Mental Retardation Waiver - Supports Z006
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding available as the result of the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for an additional 2 quarters.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($923,182)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($923,182)	

Office of Advocacy - BDS 0632
 
Initiative: Provides funding for an anticipated shortfall in the Office of Advocacy - BDS program through a reduction in the Mental Retardation Services - Community program.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$8,129	$8,129	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$8,129	$8,129	

Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding in the various MaineCare accounts to reflect modifications to projections of MaineCare-dedicated tax revenues, to comport with Revenue Forecasting Committee reprojections.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($17,360)	($17,793)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($17,360)	($17,793)	

Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844
 
Initiative: Reduces funding by standardizing the reimbursement rates for private nonmedical institutions billing under the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 97, Appendix B: Principles of Reimbursement for Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities and Appendix E: Principles of Reimbursement for Community Residences for Persons with Mental Illness.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($94,867)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($94,867)	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($38,973)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($38,973)	

Office of Substance Abuse - Medicaid Seed 0844
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding available as the result of the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for an additional 2 quarters.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($424,509)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($424,509)	

Residential Treatment Facilities Assessment 0978
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding in the various MaineCare accounts to reflect modifications to projections of MaineCare-dedicated tax revenues, to comport with Revenue Forecasting Committee reprojections.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	($111,187)	($152,808)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	($111,187)	($152,808)	

Riverview Psychiatric Center 0105
 
Initiative: Provides funding for medical services contracts.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$504,890	$504,890	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$504,890	$504,890	

Riverview Psychiatric Center 0105
 
Initiative: Reorganizes one Physician III position to 2 part-time Physician III positions and transfers one of the part-time Physician III positions from the Riverview Psychiatric Center program to the Mental Health Services - Children program.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	(0.500)	
Personal Services	$0	($79,282)	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	($79,282)	

Traumatic Brain Injury Seed Z042
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding available as the result of the extension of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for an additional 2 quarters.

GENERAL FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	($18,708)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($18,708)	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2009-10	2010-11	
			
GENERAL FUND	$1,414,880	($29,362,238)	
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	$0	($181,408)	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	($381,701)	($2,215,461)	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$1,033,179	($31,759,107)