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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 1 in paragraph G in the first and 2nd lines (page 1, lines 21 and 22 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "that are medically necessary"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 4 the following:
‘Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funds for the net costs of providing MaineCare coverage for additional preventive oral health services for MaineCare-eligible adults 21 years of age and older.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$3,631,330	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$3,631,330	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$10,299,069	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$10,299,069	

Office of MaineCare Services 0129
 
Initiative: Provides appropriations and allocations to develop and distribute public education materials related to the MaineCare dental benefit.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$567	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$567	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$567	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$567	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2019-20	2020-21	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$3,631,897	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$10,299,636	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$13,931,533	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the requirement that dental services for adults under MaineCare be medically necessary because all Medicaid services are already required to be medically necessary. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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