Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3174-GG is enacted to read:

§3174-GG.__Ambulatory diabetes education and follow-up

The department shall promote a program for self-management of diabetes known as ambulatory diabetes education and follow-up and shall encourage health care providers to offer the program to MaineCare members.__The department shall provide reimbursement for ambulatory diabetes education and follow-up on a basis that reimburses federally qualified health centers and Indian Health Service-supported centers at 100% of the costs to the centers of providing services under the program.__The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

SUMMARY

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to promote a program for self-management of diabetes known as ambulatory diabetes education and follow-up and to encourage health care providers to offer the program to MaineCare members. The bill directs the department to provide reimbursement for the program on a basis that reimburses federally qualified health centers and Indian Health Service-supported centers at 100% of their costs. The bill directs the department to adopt routine technical rules.