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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Nursing Facilities 0148
 
Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funding to reimburse nursing homes for the losses of coinsurance and deductibles for nondual Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program members in skilled nursing beds. This funding was removed under rules adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services as required in Public Law 2013, chapter 368.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$477,162	$636,217	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$477,162	$636,217	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$1,001,325	$1,335,101	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$1,001,325	$1,335,101	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$77,815	$103,754	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$77,815	$103,754	

Office of MaineCare Services 0129
 
Initiative: Provides funding for Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology development and testing of technological changes to the claims management system required under this Act.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$15,648	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$15,648	$0	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$46,945	$0	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$46,945	$0	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$492,810	$636,217	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$1,048,270	$1,335,101	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$77,815	$103,754	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$1,618,895	$2,075,072	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment adjusts the funding for reimbursement for the losses of coinsurance and deductibles to reflect a more current estimate and includes additional funding for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology for testing and development.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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