Bill > LD70

This bill provides one-time funding for free health clinics in Maine through the Department of Health and Human Services' Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Specifically, the bill allocates $50,000 from the General Fund in both the 2025-26 and 2026-27 fiscal years to support these clinics. The funding will be distributed using a formula developed by the Department of Health and Human Services that takes into account both the number of clients served by each clinic and a base amount for each clinic. This means that clinics will receive funding based on their size and patient volume, ensuring that both smaller and larger free health clinics can benefit from the state's support. The bill aims to help sustain and potentially expand free health clinic services in Maine, which typically provide medical care to uninsured or underinsured populations.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=70&snum=132