| Sec. 1. Rulemaking. Resolved: That by January 1, 2000 the Department |
| of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services |
| shall adopt rules to endure fair contracting for community mental |
| health services. The rules must separate the provision of |
| community mental health services under the Medicaid program from |
| grants to community mental health centers for the provision of |
| community mental health services. In the category of Medicaid |
| reimbursable services, the rule must provide for transfer to the |
| provider of an amount to be used to match federal funds. The |
| rules must provide that the department will contribute funds in |
| addition to the match amount if services are provided that fully |
| utilize the amount of funds. The rules must provide that unused |
| match funds will revert to the department if they are not needed |
| to provide services in that account in that budget year. In the |
| category of grant funds, the rules must provide for payment of a |
| grant in a fixed amount for mental health services, this amount |
| being independent of the funds in the Medicaid match account. |
| Rules adopted pursuant to this Act are routine technical rules as |
| defined by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, |
| subchapter II-A. |
