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An Act To Expedite MaineCare Payments for School Administrative Units
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15689-A, sub-§22, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. C, §11, is amended to read:
 
22. MaineCare seed for school administrative units.   The commissioner may deduct from a school administrative unit's state subsidy and pay on behalf of the school administrative unit allowable school-based costs that represent the school administrative unit's portion of MaineCare payments. A transfer of payment by the department to the Department of Health and Human Services must be made pursuant to a schedule agreed upon by the Department of Health and Human Services and the department and based on documentation of payments made from MaineCare fundsin a manner that remains in compliance with federal intergovernmental transfer requirements. No later than 90 days after the incurrence of allowable school-based payments to schools, the Department of Health and Human Services shall provide the detailed payment information to the department. The department shall make this information available and apply the adjustment to the appropriate school administrative units within 30 days of receipt of the detailed payment information from the Department of Health and Human Services.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.