LD 1919
pg. 181
Page 180 of 225 An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures... Page 182 of 225
Download Bill Text
LR 2833
Item 1

 
Assessor to the appropriate municipal assessor or to the Maine
Land Use Regulation Commission or the Department of Human
Services of "declarations of value" in accordance with section
4641-D. The State Tax Assessor may require entities
requesting information pursuant to this paragraph other than
municipal assessors to provide resources sufficient to cover
the cost of providing the forms;

 
Sec. DD-5. General Fund unappropriated surplus. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the State Controller is authorized to
recognize as General Fund unappropriated surplus, no later than
June 30, 2005, $177,232 generated from fiscal year 2002-03 funds
returned from health care providers.

 
Sec. DD-6. MaineCare; benefit and service structure. Notwithstanding the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, sections 3174-F and 3174-Q or
any other provision of law, the Commissioner of Human Services
may modify MaineCare covered services and the MaineCare benefit
structure for adults in order to manage the program.

 
Sec. DD-7. Rule implementation. The Department of Human Services may
implement retroactively to July 1, 2003 a routine technical rule,
"Chapter 115, Principles of Reimbursement for Residential Care
Facilities - Room and Board Costs," which addresses the recovery
of return on equity from private nonmedical institutions.

 
Sec. DD-8. Minimum record keeping requirements. Agencies authorized to
administer programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families or "TANF" funds must adhere to minimum record-keeping
requirements established by the federal Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
regarding Maintenance of Effort expenditures in order to ensure
that expenditures are sufficiently documented. The Department of
Human Services, Bureau of Family Independence shall ensure that
all claims made under the TANF program meet all state
requirements and the eligibility requirements set forth by the
federal Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
for Children and Families or its successor agency.

 
Sec. DD-9. State Supplement to Federal Supplemental Security Income General Fund
account; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$1,100,000 of unencumbered balance forward in fiscal year 2003-04
in the State Supplement to Federal Supplemental Security Income
General Fund account in the Department of Human Services lapses
to the General Fund in fiscal year 2003-04.

 
PART EE


Page 180 of 225 Top of Page Page 182 of 225