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Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funds for additional claims activity due to expanded eligibility for family planning services.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$158,778	$479,325	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$158,778	$479,325	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$1,429,001	$4,313,926	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$1,429,001	$4,313,926	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds for savings achieved through a reduction in MaineCare costs for pregnancies.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	($1,900,844)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($1,900,844)	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	($3,191,156)	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	($3,191,156)	

Office for Family Independence Z020
 
Initiative: Provides funds for Automated Client Eligibility System technology updates to handle the changes to eligibility and services due to expanded eligibility for family planning services.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$44,800	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$44,800	$0	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$44,800	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$44,800	$0	

Office of Family Independence - District 0453
 
Initiative: Provides funds for 14 Eligibility Specialist positions and one Family Independence Supervisor position to handle the increased caseload for newly eligible individuals and services due to expanded eligibility for family planning services.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	15.000	15.000	
Personal Services	$374,318	$510,007	
All Other	$35,315	$47,087	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$409,633	$557,094	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
Personal Services	$374,318	$510,007	
All Other	$35,315	$47,087	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$409,633	$557,094	

Office of MaineCare Services 0129
 
Initiative: Provides funds for Maine Integrated Health Management Solution technology updates to handle the changes to eligibility and services due to expanded eligibility for family planning services.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$23,731	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$23,731	$0	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$71,193	$0	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$71,193	$0	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$636,942	($864,425)	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$1,500,194	$1,122,770	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$454,433	$557,094	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$2,591,569	$815,439	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)