JOINT STUDY ORDER ESTABLISHING THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CARE SERVICES
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that the Joint Select Committee on School-based Health Care Services is established as follows.
1. Committee established. The Joint Select Committee on School-based Health Care Services, referred to in this order as the "committee," is established.
2. Membership. The committee consists of 5 members appointed as follows:
A. Two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and
B. Three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House.
3. Chairs. The first Senate member named is the Senate chair and the first House member named is the House chair.
4. Appointments; convening of committee. All appointments must be made no later than 30 days following passage of this order. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council upon making their appointments. When appointment of all members is complete, the chairs of the committee shall call and convene the first meeting of the committee no later than June 30, 2000.
5. Duties. The committee shall:
A. Review the current funding sources for school-based health care services in the State, including the ability of school-based health centers to receive reimbursement for their services from 3rd-party payors;
B. Examine the social and financial impact and the medical efficacy of mandating insurance coverage for school-based health care services with the technical assistance of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance;
C. Examine the administrative costs and burdens to school-based health centers regarding billing of public payors and 3rd-party payors for their services;
D. Review the credentialing and other requirements imposed on health care providers and practitioners that relate to the ability of school-based health centers and practitioners in school-based health centers to bill 3rd-party payors or public payors for their services;
E. Recommend strategies for funding school-based health care services, including methods for public funding and 3rd-party reimbursement for school-based health care services; and
F. Invite the participation of experts and interested parties, including the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance; the Department of Education; and the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health.
6. Staff assistance. Upon approval of the Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall provide necessary staffing services to the committee.
7. Compensation. Members of the committee are entitled to receive the legislative per diem as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 2 and reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses for attendance at authorized meetings of the committee.
8. Meetings. The committee shall hold 5 meetings, but, if the committee requires additional meetings, it may apply to the Legislative Council, which may approve additional meetings.
9. Report. The committee shall submit a report along with any recommended legislation to the Legislature by December 1, 2000. If the committee requires an extension of time to make its report, it may apply to the Legislative Council, which may grant the extension.
10. Committee budget. The chairs of the committee, with assistance from the committee staff, shall administer the committee's budget. Within 10 days after its first meeting, the committee shall present a work plan and proposed budget to the Legislative Council for its approval. The committee may not incur expenses that would result in the committee's exceeding its approved budget. Upon request from the committee, the Executive Director of the Legislative Council or the executive director's designee shall provide the committee chairs and staff with a status report on the committee budget, expenditures incurred and paid and available funds.
Passed by the Senate April 24, 2000 and the House of Representatives April 25, 2000.
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