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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3174-CCC  is enacted to read:
§ 3174-CCC. Coverage for transportation of parents or guardians of MaineCare program recipients
 
1.  Transportation requirements.     The department shall provide nonemergency medical transportation for a parent or guardian of a MaineCare member under 18 years of age who is in a residential care facility or receiving inpatient medical services if:
 
A.  The transportation is to the facility where the MaineCare member under 18 years of age is receiving medical services and the presence of the parent or guardian at the facility is part of the treatment plan for that MaineCare member; and
 
B.  In accordance with the federal Medicaid program and regulations, no other means of transportation is available to the parent or guardian and the costs of the transportation provided by the department are eligible for matching federal Medicaid funds.
 
2.  Rulemaking.     If the costs of the transportation required under this section are or become eligible for matching federal funds under the federal Medicaid program, the department shall adopt or amend rules to govern the provision of nonemergency medical transportation as described in subsection 1. Rules adopted or amended pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
 
3.  Exception; emergency transportation.     This section does not apply to emergency transportation services.
Sec. 2. Waivers or state plan amendments. No later than January 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services shall apply for any necessary Medicaid waivers or submit any state plan amendments to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to receive federal matching Medicaid funds for transportation of parents or guardians of Medicaid-eligible individuals under 18 years of age in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 3174-CCC.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report, replaces the bill. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to provide nonemergency medical transportation for a parent or guardian of a MaineCare member under 18 years of age who is in a residential care facility or receiving inpatient medical services if certain conditions are met: the transportation is to the facility where the MaineCare member under 18 years of age is receiving medical services, the presence of the parent or guardian at the facility is part of the treatment plan for that MaineCare member and the costs of the transportation are eligible for matching federal funds under the federal Medicaid program. The amendment directs the Department of Health and Human Services to submit any necessary Medicaid waivers or state plan amendments to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no later than January 1, 2020 to receive federal matching Medicaid funds for nonemergency medical transportation.
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