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LD1125 • 2025

An Act Regarding the Impact of Certain Nonemergency Transportation Services Contracts on Community Action Agency Programs

An Act Regarding the Impact of Certain Nonemergency Transportation Services Contracts on Community Action Agency Programs

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Sponsor
Representative William Bridgeo
Last action
2025-04-29
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding the Impact of Certain Nonemergency Transportation Services Contracts on Community Action Agency Programs

An Act Regarding the Impact of Certain Nonemergency Transportation Services Contracts on Community Action Agency Programs Sponsor: Representative William Bridgeo Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the Impact of Certain Nonemergency Transportation Services Contracts on Community Action Agency Programs Sponsor: Representative William Bridgeo Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-29 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-23 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-18 House

    Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Impact of Certain Nonemergency Transportation Services Contracts on Community Action Agency Programs
Sponsor:
Representative William Bridgeo
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1125
H.P. 744 House of Representatives, March 18, 2025
An Act Regarding the Impact of Certain Nonemergency
Transportation Services Contracts on Community Action Agency
Programs
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRIDGEO of Augusta.
Cosponsored by Senator MOORE of Washington and
Representatives: HASENFUS of Readfield, SHAGOURY of Hallowell.

Page 1 - 132LR0668(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3197 is enacted to read:
3§3197. Nonemergency transportation contracts; impact on community action agency
4programs
5 Before entering into a contract with an entity to provide nonemergency transportation
6 services that are covered by the MaineCare program, the department shall consider the
7 financial impact that such a contract would have on programs provided by an entity
8 designated as a community action agency pursuant to section 5324, subsection 1.
9SUMMARY
10 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider the
11 financial impact that entering into a contract with an entity to provide nonemergency
12 transportation services that are covered by the MaineCare program would have on existing
13 programs provided by community action agencies prior to entering into the contract.
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