LD 1828
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LR 2700
Item 1

 
1. It lapses $290,064 in the Pollution Control Structures -
Carrying Account to the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004.

 
2. It transfers $103,566 from the Maine Milk Pool, Other
Special Revenue Funds account to the unappropriated surplus of
the General Fund no later than June 30, 2004.

 
PART D

 
Part D lapses $207,187 in the Division of Forest Fire Control,
General Fund account to the unappropriated surplus of the General
Fund no later than June 30, 2004.

 
PART E

 
Part E does the following.

 
1. It amends the law as it relates to the limitation on the
reimbursement rate to providers of medical services outside of a
county jail.

 
2. It extends the existing limitation on the medical service
costs available to the county jails to the Department of
Corrections effective on July 1, 2004.

 
3. It requires that the Department of Corrections' formulary
also be consistent with the MaineCare program and authorizes the
department to create and implement a preferred drug list.

 
PART F

 
Part F lapses $1,365,855 in the General Purpose Aid for Local
Schools, General Fund account to the unappropriated surplus of
the General Fund in fiscal year 2003-04.

 
PART G

 
Part G does the following.

 
1. It amends the program providing low-cost drugs for the
elderly and disabled by removing the copayment amount of 20% plus
$2 of the total cost of the covered prescription as set in
statute. It provides the Commissioner of Human Services the
authority through departmental rulemaking to set a copayment
amount as necessary to conform to the program budget.

 
2. It amends the law authorizing MaineCare to impose
copayments on MaineCare members for certain services provided


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