| Health and Human Services | ||
| HUM - CHILDREN & FAMILIES - | ||
| LR 736 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act to Increase the Amount of Emergency Assistance Available to Families |
| HUM - CHILDREN & FAMILIES - CHILD CARE | ||
| LR 1190 | CATHCART | An Act to Provide Equitable Treatment of Graduate Students |
| LR 1620 | DUPREY B | An Act to Protect Children |
| LR 1632 | DUPREY B | An Act To Change Child-to-staff Ratios in Child Care Facilities and for Home Day Care Providers |
| LR 1673 | SNOWE-MELLO | Resolve, Regarding the Regulation of Home Day Care and Summer Camps |
| HUM - CHILDREN & FAMILIES - FOSTER CARE | ||
| LR 712 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act to Keep Foster Children Safe and Healthy |
| LR 1135 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act to Elevate the Standards of Foster Parenting in the State |
| LR 1136 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act To Continue To Allow Young Adults To Remain in Foster Care after Turning 18 Years of Age |
| LR 1327 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | Resolve, To Enhance the Services to Children and Families |
| HUM - CHILDREN & FAMILIES - PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CHILD) | ||
| LR 1149 | COURTNEY | An Act to Change the Child Protective Laws |
| HUM - CHILDREN & FAMILIES - SOCIAL SERVICES | ||
| LR 635 | DAIGLE | An Act to Improve Family Life Education |
| LR 711 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act to Make the Children's Ombudsman Program an Independent Office |
| LR 780 | CANAVAN | An Act to Extend the Duties of the Children's Ombudsman |
| LR 1125 | MCGLOCKLIN | An Act To Make Transportation More Affordable for Low-income Families |
| HUM - DEATH - DEAD BODIES | ||
| LR 1480 | MAIETTA | An Act to Require the State Medical Examiner to Perform Tests when Public Safety or Health Care Personnel are Exposed |
| HUM - DEATH - ORGAN DONATIONS | ||
| LR 263 | FAIRCLOTH | An Act To Honor the Intent of Organ Donors |
| HUM - DISABLED PERSONS - DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS | ||
| LR 640 | LERMAN | An Act To Enhance the Lives of People with Mental Retardation or Developmental Disabilities |
| LR 641 | LERMAN | Resolve, to Expand Housing Options for Children |
| LR 864 | BROMLEY | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council |
| LR 894 | LERMAN | Resolve, to Establish a Study Committee to Set Goals to the Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability and to Mental Health |
| LR 934 | DUDLEY | An Act to Stabilize the Mental Retardation Services Workforce |
| LR 1191 | CATHCART | Resolve, To Provide Equitable Services to Persons with Congenital Brain Anomalies |
| LR 1391 | MARTIN | An Act to Establish a System of Advocacy and Oversight to Benefit Persons with Mental Retardation and Autism |
| LR 1423 | DUDLEY | Resolve, Directing the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services To Establish a Registry for Direct Care Workers Working with Persons with Mental Retardation |
| HUM - DISABLED PERSONS - PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT | ||
| LR 987 | EDMONDS | Resolve, To Study Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children and Adolescents |
| LR 988 | EDMONDS | An Act To Study the Development of an Emergency Alert Notification System for Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Individuals |
| HUM - DISEASES - ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | ||
| LR 886 | KANE | Resolve, to Ensure Appropriate Treatment for People with Dementia |
| HUM - DISEASES - CANCER | ||
| LR 928 | MARTIN | An Act to Ensure Comprehensive Cancer Control in Maine |
| LR 1710 | MARTIN | Resolve, to Improve Access to Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment |
| HUM - ELDERLY - LONG-TERM CARE | ||
| LR 68 | KANE | An Act to Extend the Long-term Care Implementation Committee |
| LR 218 | GERZOFSKY | Resolve, to Expand Community-based Options for Elderly and Disabled Persons |
| LR 476 | KANE | An Act to Correct Adverse Consequences of Regulations Governing the Licensing and Franchising of Assisted Living Programs |
| LR 996 | DAGGETT | An Act to Amend the Life Safety Requirement for Residential Care |
| HUM - FOOD STAMPS - | ||
| LR 1530 | COLWELL | An Act to Reduce Hunger for Maine Families |
| HUM - GENERAL ASSISTANCE - ADMINISTRATION | ||
| LR 284 | WATSON | Resolve, to Exempt Bona Fide Education Trust Funds from Family Income for Purposes of Determining Benefits from the Department of Human Services |
| LR 318 | STRIMLING | An Act To Offset the United States Citizenship Test Fee for Indigent Residents |
| LR 1124 | DUDLEY | An Act to Address the Temporary Maximum Levels of Assistance for General Assistance Established in 1991 |
| LR 1283 | ROTUNDO | An Act Making Technical Corrections to the General Assistance Laws |
| LR 1545 | SMITH W | An Act Concerning Recovery of Expenses Under the General Assistance Laws |
| HUM - GENERAL ASSISTANCE - ELIGIBILITY | ||
| LR 627 | HOTHAM | An Act to Authorize the Imposition of Requirement Prior to Granting Welfare Benefits |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - CERTIFICATE OF NEED | ||
| LR 1675 | TRAHAN | An Act to Strengthen the Certificate of Need Law |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - CLINICS | ||
| LR 720 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act To Allow Free Clinics To Purchase Medications and Supplies through State Contracts |
| LR 1165 | TREAT | An Act to Promote Prescription Discount Programs at Rural Health Clinics |
| LR 1689 | MARTIN | An Act to Create the Safety Net Prevention Fund |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - HOSPITALS | ||
| LR 591 | TURNER | An Act To Refine the Criteria for Issuing a Certificate of Need |
| LR 1243 | KANE | Resolve, to Study the Impact of "Critical Access Facility" Designation of Maine Hospitals |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - NURSING HOMES | ||
| LR 353 | BENNETT R | An Act to Allow Nursing Homes to Use Leftover Medications |
| LR 1276 | ROTUNDO | An Act to Increase Allowance Levels for Nursing Home Residents |
| LR 1303 | MARTIN | An Act to Improve Medicaid Cost-of-care Procedures Affecting Nursing Facility Residents and to Establish Clearer Duties for Powers of Attorney |
| LR 1304 | MARTIN | An Act to Improve the Fairness of the Health Care Provider Tax and to Ensure Fair Implementation of Health Care Reimbursement Reforms |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL - | ||
| LR 473 | PENDLETON | An Act To Reduce the Health Risks Associated with Latex Gloves |
| LR 1284 | BUNKER | Resolve, Regarding the Criminal Records of Certified Nursing Assistants |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL - EDUCATIONAL PLANNING | ||
| LR 472 | PENDLETON | An Act to Ensure Appropriate Education for Health Care Workers |
| LR 783 | MARTIN | An Act To Appropriate Funds for a Study To Determine the Feasibility of a Medical School in Maine |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL - NURSES | ||
| LR 469 | PENDLETON | An Act To Provide Safe Staffing Levels for Patients and To Retain Registered Nurses |
| LR 580 | PERRY A | An Act to Establish the Health Care Workforce Center |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - CHILDREN | ||
| LR 871 | MCNEIL | An Act to Allow a Parent to Choose Not to Vaccinate a Child Against Chicken Pox |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - DELIVERY | ||
| LR 274 | WOODBURY | An Act Requiring Public Disclosure of Prices Charged by Health Care Providers |
| LR 1170 | TREAT | An Act to Increase Access to Prescription Drugs for Low-income Elderly and Disabled People |
| LR 1315 | TREAT | An Act to Protect Consumers and 3rd-party Payors from Unfair Prescription Drug Pricing Schemes |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - HOME HEALTH CARE | ||
| LR 92 | KANE | Resolve, Directing the Department of Human Services to Adopt Rules to Reduce Regulatory Burdens on Home Health Agencies |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - LONG TERM CARE | ||
| LR 1079 | DUDLEY | Resolve, to Establish a Committee to Examine the Cost- effectiveness of the State Long-term Care Assessment System |
| LR 1109 | DAGGETT | An Act to Promote Recruitment and Retention of Direct Care Workers in Long-term Care in Maine |
| LR 1306 | MARTIN | An Act to Implement Regulatory Reforms, to Address Staffing Issues in Long-term Care Facilities and for Other Purposes |
| LR 1541 | MAYO | Resolve, To Preserve the Role of Assisted Living |
| LR 1603 | DUDLEY | An Act to Require Notice of Deficient Care Provided in Long-term Care Facilities |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - MEDICAL LABORATORIES | ||
| LR 1483 | MAIETTA | An Act To Provide Testing for a Public Safety or Health Care Employee Exposed to Body Fluids in the Course of Employment |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - MEDICAL RECORDS | ||
| LR 1431 | MILLS J | An Act to Ensure Patient Access to Medical Records |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - PHARMACIES | ||
| LR 38 | MAYO | An Act Requiring Disclosure of Prescription Drug Advertising and Promotional Expenses |
| LR 71 | KANE | An Act to Establish Prescription Drug Price Controls |
| LR 72 | KANE | An Act To Require Full Disclosure of Prescription Drug Marketing Costs |
| LR 81 | LEMOINE | An Act to Require Disclosure of Retail Prescription Drug Prices |
| LR 1567 | DAGGETT | An Act to Encourage the Use of Generic Drugs |
| HUM - HEALTH CARE SERVICES - PLANNING | ||
| LR 333 | SNOWE-MELLO | An Act Regarding the Billing for Medical Supplies by a Health Care Provider |
| LR 505 | COLWELL | An Act for Common Sense Health Care Regulations |
| HUM - HEALTH DATA ORGANIZATION - PROCEDURES | ||
| LR 592 | TURNER | An Act to Strengthen the Maine Health Data Organization, Maine Health Information Center and Reorganize the Healthcare Planning Process |
| LR 749 | MARRACHE | An Act Relating to the Reporting of Information to the Maine Health Data Organization |
| LR 970 | MAYO | An Act To Amend the Maine Health Data Organization Laws |
| LR 1076 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act To Ensure the Inclusion of Mental Health in the Activities of the Maine Health Data Organization |
| LR 1452 | NUTTING | An Act To Regulate Assessments of the Maine Health Data Organization |
| HUM - HUMAN SERVICES DEPT - PROCEDURES | ||
| LR 1267 | MCNEIL | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Minimum Lot Size |
| LR 1441 | DAGGETT | An Act to Provide Fair Hearing Procedures in the Department of Human Services |
| LR 1534 | SMITH W | An Act To Encourage Lawful Investigations |
| HUM - MEDICAID - | ||
| LR 50 | TRAHAN | An Act to Establish a Statewide Primary and Preventive Health Care Program |
| LR 51 | TRAHAN | Resolve, to Study and Rebuild the MaineCare Program |
| LR 748 | MARRACHE | Resolve, To Require Electronic Transmission of Prior Authorization Requests in the MaineCare Program |
| LR 754 | MARRACHE | Resolve, Regarding Coverage of Durable Medical Equipment in the MaineCare Program |
| LR 1211 | DOUGLASS | Resolve, to Allow Persons with Disabilities to Purchase Coverage Under the Medicaid Program |
| HUM - MEDICAID - PREADMISSION ASSESSMENT | ||
| LR 718 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | Resolve, to Change MaineCare Prior Authorization Procedures for Certain Women's Health Care Procedures |
| HUM - MEDICAID - REIMBURSEMENT | ||
| LR 190 | PATRICK | An Act to Ensure Parity Among Mental Health Professionals Under Medicaid |
| LR 716 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | Resolve, to Expand the Choices of People Seeking Mental Health Therapy Under the MaineCare Program |
| LR 717 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act to Adjust MaineCare Reimbursement Rates |
| LR 779 | CANAVAN | An Act To Ensure Fairness in Maine's Prescription Drug Laws |
| LR 895 | LERMAN | Resolve, to Establish a Study Committee to Review How State Policy Regarding Medicaid Reimbursement Affects the Number of Citizens Making Less than a Livable Wage |
| LR 1590 | DOUGLASS | Resolve, Affecting the MaineCare Reimbursement Formula |
| LR 1737 | TURNER | An Act to Increase Public Access to the Prior Authorization Process |
| LR 1744 | MARTIN | An Act To Provide Medicaid Funding of Outstationed Eligibility Work |
| HUM - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - CHILDREN | ||
| LR 1758 | WESTON | An Act Regarding the Use of Psychotropic Medications by Children |
| HUM - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS | ||
| LR 1672 | DAGGETT | Resolve, to Maintain Flexibility and Safety in Caring for People with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness |
| HUM - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - PLANNING | ||
| LR 35 | CANAVAN | An Act to Evaluate Mental Health Service System Changes Over the Past Five Years |
| LR 1078 | MAILHOT | Resolve, to Establish Equitable Rates for Home-based Behavioral Health Services |
| HUM - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - PRIVATE AGENCIES | ||
| LR 360 | BENNETT R | An Act to Require that Patients in Private Mental Hospitals Be Afforded the Same Rights As Patients in State Mental Institutions |
| HUM - PUBLIC HEALTH - | ||
| LR 477 | KANE | An Act to Promote Public Awareness of Parkinson's Disease |
| LR 602 | FAIRCLOTH | Resolve, To Study Child Obesity and Methods To Decrease the Cost of Health Care and Increase the Public Health |
| LR 1556 | COWGER | Resolve, Establishing a Commission to Improve Maine's Public Health and Health Care Systems |
| HUM - PUBLIC SAFETY - SAFE DRINKING WATER | ||
| LR 323 | MOORE G | An Act Regarding the Presence of Arsenic in Drinking Water |
| LR 1305 | MARTIN | An Act to Allow Members of the Maine Public Drinking Water Commission to Serve More than 2 Consecutive Terms |
| HUM - RESIDENTIAL CARE - RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES | ||
| LR 451 | BULL | An Act to Require Automatic Doors at Facilities for the Elderly |
| HUM - SMOKING - MINORS | ||
| LR 334 | SNOWE-MELLO | An Act to Prohibit the Use of Juveniles in the Enforcement of the Laws Governing the Sale of Tobacco |
| LR 655 | HEIDRICH | An Act To Discourage Tobacco Sales to Minors |
| LR 1230 | CUMMINGS | An Act to Regulate Delivery Sales of Cigarettes and Prevent the Sale of Cigarettes to Minors |
| LR 1678 | HALL | An Act to Increase the legal Age for the Purchase of Tobacco Products |
| HUM - SMOKING - PUBLIC FACILITIES | ||
| LR 822 | TURNER | An Act to Protect Workers from Secondhand Smoke and to Promote Worker Safety |
| LR 1058 | COWGER | An Act to Ban Smoking in Beano and Bingo Halls |
| HUM - SMOKING - TOBACCO PRODUCTS | ||
| LR 515 | CLOUGH | An Act to Provide a Method of Compensation for Personal Injuries Caused by Sidestream Tobacco Smoke |
| LR 669 | BULL | An Act to Require Fire-safe Cigarettes in the State |
| HUM - SUBSTANCE ABUSE - DRUG ABUSE | ||
| LR 1033 | BRENNAN | Joint Study Order to Create the Maine Drug Overdose Task Force |
| HUM - SUBSTANCE ABUSE - TREATMENT | ||
| LR 1278 | ROTUNDO | An Act to Get Youth the Substance Abuse Treatment they Need |
| HUM - TEMPORARY ASSIST TO NEEDY FAMILIES - PROVISIONS | ||
| LR 1123 | LAVERRIERE-BOUC | An Act to Provide Peer Support and Advocacy Services to Participants in the ASPIRE and Parents as Scholars Programs |
| LR 1169 | TREAT | An Act To Restore Assistance to Low-income Families with Children with High Housing Costs |
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