Sec. 43. 22 MRSA §6-C, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. L, §1 and affected by §2 and amended by PL 2001, c. 354, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§6-C. Community Services Center

1.__Establishment.__The Community Services Center, referred to in this section as "the service center," is established as an agency within the department to provide auditing, licensing and contracting services to the department.__Auditing, contracting and licensing services include, but are not limited to, program audits, performance-based contracting, federal grant management, licensing, complaint investigations and other functions as may be determined by the commissioner, except that administrative hearing functions may not be transferred to the service center.__ The service center's purpose is to provide a single point of access for purchasing and coordinating administration of contracted community services and to coordinate licensing and auditing visits for social service providers in a cost-effective manner to the department.__The service center is under the authority and direction of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.__The commissioner shall employ a director of the service center, who is subject to the Civil Service Law.

2.__Transfer of property.__The commissioner shall approve the transfer of property and equipment as needed for the operation of the service center.

3.__Contracting function.__The Division of Contracted Community Services of the service center shall provide technical assistance to the bureaus of the department in procuring, distributing and monitoring all state and federal funds.__The bureaus of the department retain responsibility for policy direction and decision-making authority regarding funding and services.

5.__Licensing function.__The department retains responsibility for policy direction and decision-making authority regarding licensing decisions concerning facilities providing mental health, mental retardation or substance abuse services.

Sec. 44. 22 MRSA §3174-R, as amended by PL 2003, c. 510, Pt. A, §17 and c. 611, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§3174-R. Medicaid drug rebate program