Sec. L-1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§§59-B and 59-C, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 316, §1, are repealed.
Sec. L-2. 34-B MRSA §1204, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
10. Ad hoc committee compensation. The commissioner is authorized to provide compensation to persons who are consumers or family members of consumers of departmental services who are members of ad hoc committees. The compensation may not exceed $25 per day and payment of expenses. Total compensation expenses in any fiscal year may not exceed $7,500.
Sec. L-3. 34-B MRSA §1803, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §29, is repealed.
Sec. L-4. 34-B MRSA §§1804 and 1805, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 316, §2, are repealed.
Sec. L-5. PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. P, §3 is amended to read:
Sec. P-3. Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services; cost settlements. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services shall seek reimbursement of expenditures under Medicaid Title XIX for cost settlements due the department from private nonmedical institutions. Revenue from any such reimbursement must be deposited in Mental Health Services - Community or Mental Health Services - Children Other Special Revenue accounts for the purpose of community development. The allotment of available funds must be implemented by financial order contingent upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor and upon review by the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs. The financial order must include a plan outlining how these funds will be expended and what effect, if any, such expenditure would have on future appropriations. This financial order takes effect upon approval by the Governor. The authority granted in this section terminates on January 31, 2000 2001 unless specifically extended by the Legislature. The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over human services matters by January 14, 2000 2001 that summarizes cost settlement payments that have occurred prior to that date along with an estimate of payments projected through June 30, 2000 2001.
Sec. L-6. PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. P, §5 is amended to read:
Sec. P-5. Appropriation and position transfer. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, the Commissioner of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, as an interim strategy to reduce the size of the Augusta Mental Health Institute and the Bangor Mental Health Institute, is authorized by financial order to transfer positions to the Mental Health Services - Community program and to transfer available balances of appro-priations and allocations between line categories and accounts within Augusta Mental Health Institute, Disproportionate Share - Augusta Mental Health Institute; Bangor Mental Health Institute, Disproportionate Share - Bangor Mental Health Institute; and Mental Health Services - Community programs as the positions and funds become available through the reduction in size of the Augusta Mental Health Institute and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. The net amount to be transferred from the Augusta Mental Health Institute to the Mental Health Services - Community program in fiscal years 1999-00 and 2000-01 may not be less than $300,000 per year to be used for the purpose of funding a safe house for trauma victims in southern Maine. Positions and funding from the Augusta Mental Health Institute budget must be transferred as needed for reassignment to support services consistent with the Augusta Mental Health Institute Consent Decree Plan. Positions transferred by financial order during fiscal year 1999-00 terminate on March 31, 2000 unless extended through legislative approval. Positions transferred by financial order during fiscal year 2000-01 terminate on May 31, 2001 unless extended through legislative approval. The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by January 14, 2000 summarizing the financial transactions taken to implement this section along with the department's assessment of the effectiveness of the safe house.
Sec. L-7. Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services; revenue. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services shall seek reimbursement of expenditures under Medicaid Title XIX for targeted case management and administrative cost reimbursement. Revenue in the amount of $2,053,919 in fiscal year 1999-00 and $1,223,271 in fiscal year 2000-01 must be deposited in the General Fund as undedicated revenue.
Sec. L-8. Bangor Mental Health Institute positions. The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services may substitute a vacant position for a filled position on the listing of positions at the Bangor Mental Health Institute that are, as of the effective date of this Part, scheduled for elimination, a copy of which listing is on file at the Bureau of the Budget and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review if such an action will avoid a layoff. All changes must be submitted in writing to the Bureau of the Budget and the Office of Fiscal and Program Review at least one month before the effective date of this proposed change. All changes must generate savings equal to or greater than the savings from the position listed for elimination.
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