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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 4 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 4 Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 15 to increase reimbursement rates for chiropractic services for manipulative treatments under procedure codes 98940, 98941 and 98942 to no less than 70% of the federal Medicare reimbursement rate for these services as long as the rate is no lower than the rate reimbursed as of January 1, 2019.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$29,027	$58,342	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$29,027	$58,342	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$51,557	$102,825	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$51,557	$102,825	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the appropriations and allocations section of the bill to reflect a more accurate estimate of the cost of the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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