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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§1, ¶B-1 is enacted to read:

 
B-1.__"Resident," for purposes of this section and this
section only, means any of the following:

 
(1)__A person who is an inpatient;

 
(2)__A person who is an outpatient receiving services
from any state institution, including outpatient clinic
services; or

 
(3)__A resident of the Homestead facility.

 
Sec. 2. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 580, §5,
is amended to read:

 
C. "State institution," for purposes of this section and
this section only, includes the Freeport Towne Square and
the Homestead facility.

 
Sec. 3. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 459, §7,
is amended to read:

 
A. The commissioner shall establish by rule charges for the
care and treatment of residents at any state institution.
Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine
technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter
2-A.

 
Sec. 4. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 528, Pt.
Q, §6 and affected Pt. RRR and enacted by c. 591, Pt. Q, §6, is
amended to read:

 
13. Special revenue account; Riverview Psychiatric Center and
Homestead facility. The commissioner shall establish a special
revenue account for the Augusta Mental Health Institute Riverview
Psychiatric Center and the Homestead facility and shall deposit
into it payments or income received from residents of the Augusta
Mental Health Institute Riverview Psychiatric Center and the
Homestead facility, the Medicaid program or other 3rd-party
payors. The commissioner shall use the funds on deposit for
expenses of the Augusta Mental Health Institute Riverview
Psychiatric Center and the Homestead facility.

 
Sec. 5. 34-B MRSA §1409, sub-§15, as amended by PL 1993, c. 508, Pt.
J, §1, is further amended to read:

 
15. General Fund accounts; disproportionate share hospital
match. The commissioner shall establish General Fund accounts to


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