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Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Reduce the Waiting List for Community-based Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder’
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the emergency preamble and before the emergency clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Provide funding for community-based services for adults with intellectual disabilities or autistic disorder. Resolved: That, with an appropriation of funding provided in section 2, the Department of Health and Human Services shall reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder; and be it further
Sec. 2 Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)
 
Developmental Services Waiver - MaineCare 0987
 
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$5,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$5,000,000	

Medicaid Services - Developmental Services 0705
 
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$998,420	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$998,420	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funding to reduce the waiting list for community-based services provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$10,641,900	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$10,641,900	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY BDS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$5,000,000	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$10,641,900	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$998,420	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$16,640,320	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the resolve. The resolve increases the combined annual limit for service reimbursement from $23,771 to $47,550. Rather than increasing the limits, the amendment adds appropriations and allocations of $16,640,320 in all funds to reduce the waiting list for community-based services for adults with intellectual disabilities or autistic disorder provided under Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 21: Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder and Chapter III, Section 21: Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Members with Intellectual Disabilities or Autistic Disorder.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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