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Amend the amendment in Part A by striking out all of section 8 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. A-8. 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: Deappropriates funds for an adjustment in the MaineCare baseline.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	($6,936,665)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($6,936,665)	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funding for additional medical claims due to expanding medical coverage under the MaineCare program to adults who qualify under federal law with incomes up to 133% of the nonfarm income official poverty line, with the 5% federal income adjustment for family size.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$30,551,956	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$30,551,956	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$222,859,155	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$222,859,155	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Adjusts funding as a result of the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for federal fiscal year 2017.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	($12,549,248)	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	($12,549,248)	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$12,549,248	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$12,549,248	

Office of Family Independence - District 0453
 
Initiative: Provides funding for 79 Eligibility Specialist positions, 8 Family Independence Unit Supervisor positions and 16 Office Assistant II positions.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	79.000	
Personal Services	$0	$1,786,743	
All Other	$0	$147,214	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,933,957	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	24.000	
Personal Services	$0	$4,023,188	
All Other	$0	$540,422	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$4,563,610	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$13,000,000	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$235,408,403	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$0	$4,563,610	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$252,972,013	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment offsets the General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services in fiscal year 2016-17 by using increased funding available as a result of the increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for federal fiscal year 2017.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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