|   | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |  
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 |   |  | Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §3174-F, sub-§3 is enacted to read: |  
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 |   |  | 3.__Adjust rates.__By October 1, 2003, the department shall  |  | review and adjust the reimbursement rates under the Medicaid  |  | program for dental services to the 50th percentile of the fees  |  | published in the most recent survey of dental fees for the New  |  | England region, as published by a nationwide dental  |  | association. |  
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 |   |  | Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §3174-S, sub-§5 is enacted to read: |  
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 |   |  | 5.__Adjust rates.__By October 1, 2003, the department shall  |  | review and adjust the reimbursement rates under the Medicaid  |  | program for dental services to the 50th percentile of the fees  |  | published in the most recent survey of dental fees for the New  |  | England region, as published by a nationwide dental  |  | association. |  
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 |   |  | This bill directs the Department of Human Services to set  |  | the Medicaid reimbursement rates by October 1, 2003 for dental  |  | services to the 50th percentile of the fees published by a  |  | nationwide dental association. |  
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