Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§36-E is enacted to read:

36-E. Statewide Expenses 22 MRSA

Human Services Primary andfor Members §3174-DD,

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Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §3174-DD is enacted to read:

§3174-DD.__Statewide primary and preventive health care program

1.__Program established. There is established a statewide primary and preventive health care program, referred to in this section as the "program," to provide primary and preventive health care for residents of the State who lack health insurance and meet the requirements of subsection 2.

2.__Eligibility; enrollment.__Primary and preventive health care benefits under the program are available to adults whose family income is above the eligibility level for MaineCare under section 3174-G and below the maximum eligibility level established under paragraph A, as adjusted under paragraph B, and subject to the requirements of paragraph C.__If premiums are established for the program under rules adopted by the department, payment of the premium is required for enrollment and continued enrollment.

A.__The maximum eligibility level, subject to adjustment by the commissioner under paragraph B, is 300% of the nonfarm income official poverty line.

B.__If the commissioner has determined the fiscal status of the program under subsection 6 and has determined that an adjustment in the maximum eligibility level is required under this paragraph, the commissioner shall adjust the maximum eligibility level in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph.

(1)__The adjustment must accomplish the purposes of the program set forth in subsection 1.

(2)__If program expenditures are reasonably anticipated by the commissioner to exceed the program budget, the commissioner shall lower the maximum eligibility level