| except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the total cost | paid by the individual for any covered purchase of a prescription | drug or medication may not exceed the cost of the program for | that drug or medication minus the $2 paid by the program. The | commissioner shall establish annual limits on the costs incurred | by eligible household members for prescriptions or | nonprescription drugs or medications covered under the program on | or prior to May 31, 2001, after which the program must pay 80% of | the cost of all prescriptions or nonprescription drugs or | medications covered by the supplemental component of the program | on May 31, 2001. The limits must be set by the commissioner by | rule as necessary to operate the program within the program | budget; |
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| | Sec. G-2. 22 MRSA §3173-C, sub-§7, ¶R, as amended by PL 2003, c. 451, | Pt. H, §1 and affected by §3, is further amended to read: |
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| R. Federally qualified health center services, $3 per | patient day, effective July 1, 2004; and |
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| | Sec. G-3. 22 MRSA §3173-C, sub-§7, ¶S, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 20, | Pt. K, §8, is amended to read: |
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| S. Rural health center services, $3 per patient day.; and |
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| | Sec. G-4. 22 MRSA §3173-C, sub-§7, ¶T is enacted to read: |
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| T.__Nonemergency transportation, $3 per patient day, as | permitted by federal rule.__A copayment does not apply if | the member secures transportation from an associate or | relative. |
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| | Sec. G-5. 22 MRSA §3174-Q, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 696, Pt. | B, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | 2. Services covered. Elimination of services, other than | elective medical procedures, covered under the program on August | 1, 1996. |
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| | Sec. H-1. 22 MRSA §4311, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. | AAA, §7, is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Departmental reimbursement. When a municipality incurs net | general assistance costs in any fiscal year in excess of .0003 of | that municipality's most recent state valuation relative to the | state fiscal year for which reimbursement is being issued, as | determined by the State Tax Assessor in the statement filed as |
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