Amend the bill in section 1 in §251 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 6 to 35 and page 2, lines 1 to 5 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill in section 1 in §251 in subsection 7 in the first line (page 2, line 21 in L.D.) by inserting before the following: " The commission" the following: ' The commission shall work in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to implement the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services state innovation model grant.'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §251 in subsection 10 in the 2nd line from the end (page 4, line 21 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " funds." the following: ' Additional funding may be provided by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services state innovation model grant for coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services on health care innovation and reform.'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 6. Staggered terms. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 251, subsection 2, the initial appointments of members of the Commission on Health Care Cost and Quality who are not Legislators must include 3 members appointed by the President of the Senate to 3-year terms, 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to 4-year terms, 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate to 5-year terms and 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to 5-year terms. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall call the first meeting of the commission as soon as all appointments are made.
Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
LEGISLATURE
Legislature 0081
Initiative: Provides funds for the legislative per diem and expenses of members of the Commission on Health Care Cost and Quality and other miscellaneous commission expenses.
| GENERAL FUND |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
Personal Services
|
$4,290 |
$4,290 |
|
All Other
|
$5,960 |
$5,960 |
|
 |
|
| GENERAL FUND TOTAL |
$10,250 |
$10,250 |
Legislature 0081
Initiative: Provides funding for contracted staffing and clerical support for the Commission on Health Care Cost and Quality.
| GENERAL FUND |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
All Other
|
$34,878 |
$35,572 |
|
|
|
| GENERAL FUND TOTAL |
$34,878 |
$35,572 |
Legislature 0081
Initiative: Provides a base allocation to authorize expenditures of any outside funding received to fund the activities of the Commission on Health Care Cost and Quality.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
All Other
|
$500 |
$500 |
|
|
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
$500 |
$500 |
| LEGISLATURE |
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
|
|
|
GENERAL FUND
|
$45,128 |
$45,822 |
|
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$500 |
$500 |
|
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$45,628 |
$46,322 |
’
summary
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. This amendment reduces the membership on the Commission on Health Care Cost and Quality from 20 to 13 members and corrects the schedule for staggered appointments. This amendment adds to the duties of the commission the duty to work in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to implement the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, state innovation model grant. This amendment allows funding to be provided by the state innovation model grant for the commission to coordinate with the department on health care innovation and reform. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)