5.__Report by Treasurer of State.__The Treasurer of State shall report at least annually on the fund on or before the 2nd Friday in November to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters.__The report must summarize the status of and activity in the fund.

Sec. B-2. Rebates on injectable drugs administered in office. The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt rules by October 15, 2005 that ensure the collection of the full value of rebates owed to the department on injectable prescription drugs that are provided in the office of a physician or in another health care facility and that are paid for by the MaineCare program under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 855 or the elderly low-cost drug program under Title 22, section 254. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

PART C

Sec. C-1. Medicare billing. By October 15, 2005 the Department of Health and Human Services shall contract for services to recover payments from the federal Medicare program for health care services that would otherwise be paid for under the MaineCare program for persons who are eligible under both programs. The contractor is authorized to submit requests for payment and pursue claims and appeals on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services and dually eligible MaineCare members for health care services, including, but not limited to, skilled nursing facility care and home health care.

Sec. C-2. Coordination of benefits. The Department of Health and Human Services shall coordinate benefits among the MaineCare program under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 855, the elderly low-cost drug program under Title 22, section 254, the Medicare program under 42 United States Code, Section 1395 et seq. and the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. In providing this coordination, the Department of Health and Human Services shall:

A. Maximize federal funding available through the federal Medicaid program and the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003;