| Sec. 1. Rulemaking. Resolved: That, by November 1, 2001, the |
| Department of Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services shall |
| adopt rules to designate optometrists as physicians for purposes |
| of determining qualification of optometrists to receive Part B |
| Supplemental Medicaid Insurance cross-over payments pursuant to |
| the Maine Medical Assistance Manual. Rules adopted pursuant to |
| this resolve are routine technical rules pursuant to the Maine |
| Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A. |