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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §19209 is enacted to read:

 
§19209.__Statewide services

 
The Department of Human Services shall offer public
information about and prevention and treatment services for HIV.__
Services offered pursuant to this section must be available on a
statewide basis, must serve rural and urban populations and must
respond to the needs of the communities to which the services are
offered.__In planning for HIV services, the department shall seek
and take into consideration the advice of the Maine HIV Advisory
Committee pursuant to section 19202.

 
Sec. 2. Appropriation. The following funds are appropriated from
the General Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act.

 
2001-022002-03

 
HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

 
Purchased Social Services

 
All Other$368,500$368,500

 
Provides for increased public
information and prevention and
treatment services for HIV and
AIDS.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill directs the Department of Human Services to offer
public information about and prevention and treatment services
for HIV and AIDS. The services must be available on a statewide
basis, must serve rural and urban populations and must respond to
the needs of the communities to which services are offered. In
planning for HIV services, the department is required to seek and
take into consider the advice of the Maine HIV Advisory Committee
established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section
19202.


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