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LD518 • 2025

Resolve, Increasing Access to Maternal and Child Health Care

Resolve, Increasing Access to Maternal and Child Health Care

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Sponsor
Representative Michele Meyer
Last action
2025-03-27
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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Resolve, Increasing Access to Maternal and Child Health Care

Resolve, Increasing Access to Maternal and Child Health Care Sponsor: Representative Michele Meyer Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Increasing Access to Maternal and Child Health Care Sponsor: Representative Michele Meyer Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-27 Senate

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

  2. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  4. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-21 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  6. 2025-02-07 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Increasing Access to Maternal and Child Health Care
Sponsor:
Representative Michele Meyer
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. 518
H.P. 336 House of Representatives, February 11, 2025
Resolve, Increasing Access to Maternal and Child Health Care
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 7, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MEYER of Eliot.
Cosponsored by Senator INGWERSEN of York.

Page 1 - 132LR2337(01)
1Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
2 become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
3Whereas, this legislation must take effect before the end of the 90-day period in order
4 for the study to be completed and to allow for timely reporting to the legislative committee
5 of jurisdiction; and
6Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
7 the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
8 immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
9 therefore, be it
10Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services study. Resolved: That
11 the Department of Health and Human Services, referred to in this resolve as "the
12 department," shall examine barriers to the universal referral of all pregnant or parenting
13 individuals and families to the State's maternal and child health home visiting program,
14 known as "CradleME," and develop recommendations for removing the barriers and
15 increasing referrals. The department shall seek input from interested stakeholders in the
16 development of the recommendations. No later than December 3, 2025, the department
17 shall submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including suggested
18 legislation, for presentation to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human
19 Services. The joint standing committee may submit legislation based on the report to the
20 Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
21Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
22 takes effect when approved.
23SUMMARY
24 This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to examine barriers
25 to the universal referral of all pregnant or parenting individuals and families to the State's
26 maternal and child health home visiting program, known as "CradleME," and develop
27 recommendations for removing the barriers and increasing referrals. The department is
28 directed to seek input from interested stakeholders in the development of the
29 recommendations and to make its report, including any suggested legislation, to the Joint
30 Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than December 3, 2025. The
31 joint standing committee is authorized to submit legislation to the Second Regular Session
32 of the 132nd Legislature.
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