Legislative committees will hold public hearings as listed. Please note that there may be additions or changes to this schedule and bills will not necessarily be heard in the order listed. For further information, contact the Legislative Information Office at 207-287-1692 or check schedules on the web at [u]http://legislature.maine.gov/calendar/#Calendar[/u]. You may testify at the public hearing or submit written testimony. Written testimony should be sent to the appropriate committee at: 100 SHS, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100. Persons with special needs who wish to attend a Legislative hearing and require accommodations should notify the Legislative Information Office as soon as possible: 207-287-1692, TTY 207-287-6826, FAX 207-287-1580, [u]webmaster_lio@legislature.maine.gov[/u].
[font=font36821]JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS[/font]
Sen. James Hamper, Senate Chair and Rep. Drew Gattine, House Chair
[font=font36821]Public Hearings:[/font] February 21st through February 24th in Room 228 State House. In conjunction with the Joint Committee on Health and Human Services: portions of the Biennial Budget LD 390 "An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2019". The proposed budget initiatives may be viewed at [u]http://legislature.maine.gov/documents/ros?aiv%5Bdocuments.title%5D=2018&tt=documents[/u] [u]2018-2019 Part A - Governor's Biennial Budget[/u] contains all Departments and their associated programs (each in alphabetical order) with program initiatives changing baseline appropriations and allocations. [u]2018-2019 Part B - Governor's Biennial Budget[/u] (which is [u]not[/u] part of the public hearings) contains approved reclassifications and range changes. [u]2018-2019 Language[/u] contains the proposed language. The following is the schedule of the third week of public hearings by policy committee, date and department or agency and, in some cases, program. Details can be found at: [u]http://legislature.maine.gov/ofpr/afa-committee-information[/u] (click on "Detailed Biennial Budget Hearing Schedules" under [u]Schedules/Agendas[/u]).
[font=font36821]Tuesday February 21st 10:00 AM: Non -DHHS Departments and Agencies Administrative and Financial Services, Department of:[/font] Developmental Disabilities Council; [font=font36821]Children's Trust Incorporated; Disability Rights Center; Executive Department- Office of the Governor:[/font] Ombudsman Program; [font=font36821]Health Data Organization; Hospice Council; Language Part:[/font] [font=font57991]"WWW"[/font]
[font=font36821]Tuesday February 21st 1:00 PM: Hospitals and Physicians Health and Human Services, Department of (formerly DHS):[/font] Medical Payments to Providers (initiatives related to Critical Access Hospitals, parity among primary care providers, rebasing the hospital tax year); [font=font36821]Language Part:[/font] [font=font57991]"IIII"[/font]; [font=font36821]MaineCare Eligibility Health and Human Services, Department of (formerly DHS)[/font]: Medical Payments to Providers (initiatives related elimination of MaineCare for ages 19 and 20 and for certain parents.)
[font=font36821]Wednesday February 22nd 10:00 AM: Public Assistance Health and Human Services, Department of (formerly DHS)[/font]: Additional Support for Persons in Retraining and Employment, Disability Determination-Division of, Food Supplement Administration, General Assistance, Office for Family Independence, State Supplement to Federal SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); [font=font36821]Language Parts:[/font] [font=font57991]"ZZZ", "EEEE" ,"FFFF" ,"GGGG", "HHHH", "JJJJ", "KKKK"[/font]
[font=font36821]Thursday February 23rd 10:00 AM: Departmental Administration Health and Human Services, Department of (formerly DHS)[/font]: Data, Research and Vital Statistics, Departmentwide, Division of Administrative Hearings, Division of Audit, Division of Contract Management, Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services, Long Term Care-Office of Aging and Disability Services, Medical Care Payments to Providers -baseline, Office of Advocacy - BDS, Office of MaineCare Services, Office of the Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner District Operations; [font=font36821]Language Parts:[/font] [font=font57991]"LLLL", "MMMM", "NNNN", "RRRR", "SSSS", "TTTT"[/font] [font=font36821]Social Services Health and Human Services, Department of (formerly DHS)[/font]: Community Services Block Grant, Multicultural Services, Purchased Social Services.
[font=font36821]Thursday February 23rd 1:00 PM: Public Health Health and Human Services, Department of (formerly DHS)[/font]: Aids Lodging House, Bone Marrow Screening Fund, Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund, Community Family Planning, Comprehensive Cancer Screening, Detection and Prevention Fund, Dental Disease Prevention, Drinking Water Enforcement, Hypertension Control, Maine Asthma and Lung Disease Research Fund, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Care - Payments to Providers (proposals to move FHM funding from Maine CDC), Maine School Oral Health Fund, Maine Water Well Drilling Program, Maternal and Child Health, Medical Use of Marijuana Fund, Plumbing - Control Over, Prescription drug Academic Detailing, Rape Crisis Control, Risk Reduction, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Tuberculosis Control, Universal Childhood Immunization; [font=font36821]Language Parts:[/font] [font=font57991]"AAAA", "BBBB", "CCCC", "DDDD"[/font]
[font=font36821]Friday February 24th 10:00 AM: Health and Human Services, Department of (formerly DHS):[/font] All Programs not previously covered. These programs fall under the general categories of : Elder Services and Dually Eligible MaineCare Members; Substance Abuse and Mental Health; Developmental Disabilities; Brain Injury; and Children's Services and Children's Mental Health and the Medical Care - Payments to Providers initiative to change the reimbursement under sections 65 and 28 of the MaineCare Manual; [font=font36821]Language Part:[/font] [font=font57991]"QQQQ"[/font]
[font=font36821]CONTACT:[/font] Marianne MacMaster, 287-1316
Feb. 11, 2017
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