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PART X
Sec. X-1. Carrying balance; Bureau of Medical Services, General Fund account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any All Other line category balance in the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services, General Fund account remaining on June 30, 2008 may not lapse but must be carried forward to June 30, 2009 to be used for the same purposes.
Sec. X-2. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1585 or any other provision of law, available balances of appropriations in MaineCare General Fund accounts may be transferred between accounts by financial order upon the recommendation of the State Budget Officer and approval of the Governor.
Sec. X-3. Authorized MaineCare program transfers defined. The authority to transfer funds pursuant to section 2 of this Part is limited to the following General Fund programs:
Sec. X-4. Available MaineCare balances defined. The authority to transfer funds pursuant to section 2 of this Part is limited to balances determined by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services to be available. Balances may not be determined available if the specific program or MaineCare program expenditures in aggregate are projected to exceed appropriated amounts during the fiscal year. For the purposes of this section, expenditures include expenditures, obligations and any other program costs intentionally deferred for financial reasons.
Sec. X-5. Weekly MaineCare reporting. Until June 30, 2009, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall issue a weekly financial summary and report on MaineCare program expenditures. The report must be submitted to the 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 and must be presented in a budget to actual format detailing amounts at the program level. This reporting requirement is in addition to the reporting requirements contained in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 3174-B.
Sec. X-6. Quarterly MaineCare reporting. Until June 30, 2009, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services shall issue a quarterly financial summary and report on MaineCare program expenditures. The report must be submitted to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters within 14 days of certification of the quarterly CMS-64 report to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This report must segregate expenditures by fund and by category of service. This reporting requirement is in addition to the reporting requirements contained in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 3174-B.
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