PUBLIC Law Chapter 397

	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. A-20. 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§17 and c. 611, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its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

The department shall enter into a drug rebate agreement with
each manufacturer of prescription drugs under the Medicaid
program, in accordance with the federal Social Security Act,
Section 1927, as long as the agreements are consistent with state
and federal law and result in a net increase in rebate revenue
available to the Maine Medicaid Program.__Individual rebate
agreements may vary.

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