| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 275 is enacted to read: |
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| | | ASTHMA PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM |
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| | | §1700.__Asthma prevention and control program |
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| | | 1. Program established.__The Bureau of Health shall establish | | an asthma prevention and control program to provide leadership | | for and coordination of asthma prevention and intervention | | activities. The program may include, but is not limited to, the | | following: |
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| | | A. Monitoring of asthma prevalence at the state and | | community levels; |
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| | | B. Education and training of health professionals on the | | current methods of diagnosing and treating asthma; |
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| | | C. Patient and family education on how to manage the | | disease; |
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| | | D. Dissemination of information on programs shown to reduce | | hospitalization, emergency room visits and absenteeism due | | to asthma; and |
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| | | E. Consultation to and support of community-based asthma | | prevention and control programs. |
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| | | 2. Consultation.__In implementing the program established in | | subsection 1, the Bureau of Health shall consult with the | | Medicaid program administered by the department and the | | Department of Education.__In addition, the bureau shall seek | | advice from other organizations and private entities concerned | | with the treatment and prevention of asthma. |
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| | | 3.__Funding. The Bureau of Health may accept federal funds and | | grants for implementing the program established in subsection 1 | | and may contract for work with outside vendors or individuals. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and | | allocations are made. |
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| | | HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF |
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