| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do | | not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless | | enacted as emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, immediate relief from regulatory burdens is necessary; | | and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, be it |
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| | | Sec. 1. Rulemaking. Resolved: That by July 1, 2005, the Department | | of Health and Human Services, Office of Management and Budget, | | Division of Audit shall adopt rules to allow 50% of audited cost | | savings to accrue to the agency demonstrating the ability to | | generate such cost savings in its operations. The division shall | | notify the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services | | of any rule that is proposed pursuant to this resolve. Rules | | adopted pursuant to this resolve are major substantive rules as | | defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, | | subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, | | this resolve takes effect when approved. |
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| | | This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human | | Services, Office of Management and Budget, Division of Audit to | | provide a part of any cost savings created by a provider of | | intermediate care facilities for mental retardation nursing | | services to the agency demonstrating the ability to generate such | | cost savings to its operations. |
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