MaineMaine provides one-time funding for five behavioral health clinics
Maine provides one-time funding for five certified community behavioral health clinics to hire staff and support access to an enhanced federal match.
What it does
Maine provides one-time funding to support five state-certified behavioral health clinics, including hiring clinical and administrative staff. The funding must help the state access an enhanced federal match.
Argument forThe funding could help five clinics hire needed clinical and administrative staff while supporting access to a larger federal match.
Argument againstClinics may have to focus this one-time funding on improvements that help the state access the federal match, limiting other uses.
More detail
The law provides one-time funding to support five certified clinics, including hiring clinical and administrative staff. The funding supports the five clinics certified by Maine under the federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program. The funding must support clinic improvements in a way that enables the Department of Health and Human Services to access the program’s enhanced federal match. The department must continue working with clinic providers on how to use available funding to fully implement the program. The funding is listed for fiscal year 2026–27 and is described as one-time.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 16Signed by Governor Janet MillsBecame Law
- Apr 13FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.Major
- Apr 13Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 13FINALLY PASSED.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 13ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 13The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-674) thereto.Minor
- Apr 13Sent down for concurrence.
- Apr 13PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-674) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.Minor
- Apr 13Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-674) thereto ADOPTED.Minor
- Apr 13On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-674) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) READ and ADOPTED.
- Apr 13On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) was ADOPTED.Minor
- Apr 13On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) in concurrence.Minor
- Apr 13On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- 2025
- Jun 25CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Jun 2On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required
- May 29Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 29FINALLY PASSED.Passed 1st Chamber
- May 29This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- May 28Ordered sent down forthwith.
- May 28Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-257), in concurrence.Minor
- May 28Committee Amendment "A" (H-257) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Minor
- May 28READ ONCE.Minor
- May 28Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- May 27Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 27The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-257).Minor
- May 27Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- May 27CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- May 22Reported Out - OTP-AM
- May 1Voted - OTP-AM
- May 1Work Session Held
- Mar 21Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Feb 20The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.Minor
- Feb 20Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.Introduced
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