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Amend the amendment by inserting after the title the following:
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Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble.
Amend the bill in section 1 in the last line (page 1, line 19 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "July" and inserting the following: 'October'
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Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funding to increase existing reimbursement rates in the Department of Health and Human Services rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 17 for community integration services.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$2,010,828	$2,681,104	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,010,828	$2,681,104	
 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause, changes the date by which the reimbursement rate increase must start to October 1, 2019 and reduces the appropriation for fiscal year 2019-20 due to the delayed start.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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