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Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 2 in paragraph A in the last line (page 1, line 28 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "subsection 3." the following: 'A pharmacist who administers a vaccine pursuant to this paragraph shall report the administration of that vaccine to the immunization information system established by the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.'
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143
 
Initiative: Provides funding for one limited-period Office Specialist I position for 2 years to assist with immunization information system initial enrollment and training, provider agreements, reconciliation and vaccine management and ongoing user support.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$63,430	$65,671	
All Other	$10,170	$10,170	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$73,600	$75,841	

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143
 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Office Specialist I position to assist with continued immunization information system vaccination training, annual provider agreements, monthly reconciliation and vaccine management.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$63,430	$65,671	
All Other	$10,170	$10,170	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$73,600	$75,841	

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143
 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Comprehensive Health Planner I position for federal Vaccines For Children program compliance visits and adolescent Assessment, Feedback, Incentives eXchange Program visits.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$74,552	$77,185	
All Other	$10,170	$10,170	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$84,722	$87,355	

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143
 
Initiative: Provides funding for one limited-period Comprehensive Health Planner I position to assist with initial enrollments in the immunization information system.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$74,552	$77,185	
All Other	$10,170	$10,170	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$84,722	$87,355	

Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 0143
 
Initiative: Provides funding for one limited-period Provider Relations Specialist position to assist with initial enrollments in the immunization information system.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$65,503	$67,408	
All Other	$10,170	$10,170	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$75,673	$77,578	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$392,317	$403,970	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$392,317	$403,970	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment is identical to House Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment "A" except that this amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section to fund the costs to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention of having to collect the information provided to it by pharmacists. This fiscal information was provided to the Office of Fiscal and Program Review after the amendment was produced.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)