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131st Legislative Session - Updated December 6
| Bill | Title | Summary | Status | Position | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD 176 (HP 117) | An Act To Increase The Safety Of Patients And Staff At The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center And The Riverview Psychiatric Center | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain certain staffing levels at the Riverview Psychiatric Center and the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center and to update and maintain certain technology at the psychiatric centers. It requires the department to report annually to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters regarding injuries of staff and residents of the psychiatric centers. | Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (2/16) | BH | |
| LD 277 (HP 175) | An Act Regarding Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to amend the laws regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. | Committee Docket: Carry Over Requested (6/1) | BH | |
| LD 278 (HP 176) | An Act To Require Health Plans To Cover An Annual Mental Health Wellness Examination | The bill provides that health plans must provide coverage for an annual mental health wellness examination. The requirements apply beginning on January 1, 2024. | Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (3/30) | BH | |
| LD 302 (HP 200) | An Act To Ensure Sufficient Rates For Behavioral Health Services | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to increase the rates in rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 65, Behavioral Health Services, for medication management, home and community-based treatment, multi-systemic therapy and functional family therapy and Section 17, Allowances for Community Support Services, for assertive community treatment. | Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (4/25) | BH | |
| LD 389 (HP 240) | An Act To Improve Rural Transportation And Access To Mental Health Care And Physical Health Care | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide a MaineCare member with mental illness who is receiving adult community support services and who resides more than 10 miles away from the member's community support provider's office with nonemergency transportation services to and from medical and mental health appointments and to and from activities identified in the member's community support individual support plan. It also requires the department to reimburse a community support provider or community-based mental health provider for travel time when the provider travels more than 10 miles in a single direction to visit a MaineCare member for a MaineCare billable service in the member's home or community-based setting. It allows the department to adopt routine technical rules. | Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (6/6) | BH | |
| LD 472 (HP 289) | An Act To Support Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Projects | This bill provides one-time funding to bridge the gap for grants that are ending for mental health organizations participating in certified community behavioral health clinic projects. | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847. (7/26) | BH | |
| LD 473 (HP 290) | Resolve, To Expand The Eligibility For And Increase The Number Of Hours Of Applied Behavior Analysis Services Authorized By The Mainecare Program | This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 21, Allowances for Home and Community Benefits for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Section 29, Allowances for Support Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism Spectrum Disorder, to allow for reimbursement for up to 120 hours of applied behavior analysis services. | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847. (7/26) | BH | |
| LD 328 (SP 149) | An Act To Improve Mental Health In Maine | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would improve mental health in the State. | 05/16/23 1:00 PM in Cross Building, Room 209 - Work Session |
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| LD 459 (SP 213) | An Act To Update The Procedures For Issuance Of Orders Related To Involuntary Hospitalizations | This bill authorizes the use of an electronic copy of the documents associated with requesting or issuing an order for involuntary commitment. | Signed by the Governor Public Law Chapter 66 (5/8) | BH |