BH/PEDS
131st Legislative Session - Updated December 6
| Bill | Title | Summary | Status | Position | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD 82 (HP 52) | An Act To Improve Access To Children's Behavioral Health Services | This bill removes the requirement that service providers contracted by the Department of Health and Human Services charge fees for services for children with mental health needs, intellectual disabilities or autism and their families. | Signed by the Governor Public Law Chapter 83 (5/15) | BH/PEDS | |
| LD 231 (HP 152) | An Act To Support The Maine Pediatric And Behavioral Health Partnership Program | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would create a program designed to stabilize funding for the Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership Program. | Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure) Public Law Chapter 339 (6/28) | BH/PEDS | |
| LD 435 (HP 268) | Resolve, To Ensure The Provision Of Medically Necessary Behavioral Health Care Services For Children In Their Homes And Communities | This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a plan to ensure that medically necessary home-based and community-based behavioral health care services are available in the scope, intensity and duration necessary to meet the needs of children and their families in the State. It directs the department to submit the plan to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than October 1, 2023. | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847. (7/26) |
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| LD 448 (HP 277) | An Act To Improve Access To Behavioral Health Services For Maine Families And Children On Mainecare And To Increase The Number Of Behavioral Health Professionals In The State | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to enact measures to improve access to behavioral health services for families and children on MaineCare and to increase the number of behavioral health professionals in the State. | Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (4/27) | BH/PEDS | |
| LD 181 (SP 85) | Resolve, Requiring Progress Reports From The Department Of Health And Human Services Regarding The Implementation Of Secure Children's Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Services | This resolve requires, by January 1, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services to implement secure children's psychiatric residential treatment facility services in the State pursuant to rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 107. The delivery model must provide secure behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disabilities psychiatric residential treatment facility services. The department must submit a progress report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services by September 29, 2023. | Became Law without Governor's Signature Resolve Chapter 78 (6/25) | BH/PEDS | |
| LD 257 (SP 123) | An Act To Provide For A Later Starting Time For High Schools | This bill requires that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, each school administrative unit ensure that its secondary schools' school days start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. | Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (4/5) | BH/PEDS |