MaineMaine health centers would receive grants for pharmacy services
If approved, the resolve would provide one-time grants for nine Maine health centers to plan or expand retail and mobile pharmacy services.
What it does
Nine federally qualified health centers serving rural and underserved communities would receive grants to plan, design, build or expand licensed retail or mobile pharmacies.
The Maine Primary Care Association would report on the centers' plans, updated budgets and spending to a legislative committee.
After issuing a grant, the department would adjust the funded center's scope to reflect ongoing costs of operating expanded or improved pharmacy services.
Argument forThe grants could help rural health centers plan and build pharmacies, giving residents another place to get prescriptions.
Argument againstThe fixed grants may leave some centers with less support than they need to plan and operate pharmacy services.
More detail
The Department of Health and Human Services would grant designated funds to nine health centers for pharmacy services. The grants would go to the nine named federally qualified health centers serving rural and underserved Maine communities. The department would grant the funds after receiving each eligible center's proposal and budget. The funding is one-time and depends on the stated appropriation. The department would grant funds by December 15, 2026, after receiving each center's proposal and budget.
The Maine Primary Care Association would report on the grants and pharmacy proposals. The report would go to the legislative committee responsible for health coverage, insurance and financial services. The report would be due by February 15, 2027.
The department would adjust each funded center's scope to reflect ongoing pharmacy operating costs. This applies to a federally qualified health center that receives funding under the resolve. The adjustment would follow issuance of the funding.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 29Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)Died
- Apr 2On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence.
- Mar 31Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 31FINALLY PASSED.Passed 1st Chamber
- Mar 31This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- Mar 30In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Vote recorded acc of otp-am report. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-580).Minor
- Mar 30Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Mar 30Committee Amendment "A" (S-580) was READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- Mar 30The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
- Mar 30(Yeas 138 - Nays 0 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Mar 30ROLL CALL NO. 701
- Mar 30The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- Mar 30On OBJECTION of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery REMOVED.
- Mar 30CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- Mar 26Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Mar 26Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-580).Minor
- Mar 26Committee Amendment "A" (S-580) READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- Mar 26READ ONCE.Minor
- Mar 26Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- Mar 24Reported Out - OTP-AM
- Mar 12Voted - OTP-AM
- Mar 12Work Session Reconsidered
- Mar 4Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 4Work Session Held
- Feb 25Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 17Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 4Work Session Held - TABLED
- Jan 7In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jan 7The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES.Minor
- Jan 7On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Jan 7Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.Introduced
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