| Sec. 1. Medicaid reimbursement. Resolved: That the Department of Human |
| Services shall amend the principles of reimbursement under the |
| Medicaid program for nursing facilities to enable nonprofit |
| nursing facilities to receive 1/2 of the profit rate applicable |
| to for-profit nursing facilities. Rules adopted pursuant to this |
| section are routine technical rules as defined by the Maine |
| Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A. Rules |
| adopted pursuant to this section must be implemented by January |
| 1, 2002. |