APPROVED CHAPTER
JULY 26, 2023 111
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 626 - L.D. 979
Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Project to Provide Transportation to Medically
Managed Withdrawal Sites
Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to fund transportation
from hypodermic apparatus exchange programs to medically managed
withdrawal sites; one-year pilot program. Resolved: That the Department of
Health and Human Services shall establish a one-year pilot program to provide
transportation from certified hypodermic apparatus exchange programs to medically
managed withdrawal sites for individuals who are willing to use and desire medically
managed withdrawal services but lack transportation services to get to the site. The
department shall contract with 2 certified hypodermic apparatus exchange programs for a
one-year period with total funding of no more than $30,000. One of the programs must be
located in an urban area of the State and one must be located in a rural area of the State.
The certified hypodermic apparatus exchange programs receiving the funding from the
department are responsible for providing transportation services to medically managed
withdrawal sites and collecting data on service use. The department may contract for the
service required in this section as part of its next regular contracting process with
hypodermic apparatus exchange programs. The department shall submit a report, no later
than January 15, 2026, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over health and human services matters with the results of the pilot program. The report
must include the number of individuals who received transportation services, the distances
traveled in the rural and urban sites, the adequacy of the funding and an estimate of the cost
of providing such services statewide. The joint standing committee of the Legislature
having jurisdiction over health and human services matters is authorized to report out
legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
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Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the department to contract with 3rd parties for a
one-year pilot program to provide transportation from certified hypodermic apparatus
exchange programs to medically managed withdrawal sites.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
All Other $0 $30,000
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $30,000
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