New Bills for Your Review & Comment/Legislative Committee Conference Call Schedule
The following are bills of interest to the physician community printed and referred to committees last week for your review and consideration. Please note that clicking on the highlighted "LD XXX" will take you to a PDF version of the bill.
LD 502, An Act To Require Additional Information in the Annual Reports of Nonprofit Corporations
(monitor)
LD 518, An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Enhance Funding for Stem Cell Research in Maine
(monitor)
LD 519, An Act To Expand the Diagnostic Function of Denturists
(radiologists; oppose)
LD 523, Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services and
Department of Education To Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
Regarding Early Childhood Intervention
(pediatricians; monitor)
LD 524, An Act To Provide Assistance to Family Members, Friends and Neighbors Who Provide Home Health Care for Senior Citizens
(monitor or oppose)
LD 549, An Act To Amend the Employment Practices Law Regarding Substance Abuse Testing
(monitor)
LD 550, An Act To Protect Maine Residents from Home Fires and Carbon Monoxide
(support)
LD 552, Resolve, Authorizing Coverage of Enteral Formula under the MaineCare Program
(pediatricians; support)
LD 563, An Act To Pay a State Share into the HealthInfoNet System
(support)
LD 565, An Act To Define "Edentulous Arch" in the Laws Governing Denturists
(monitor)
LD 572, An Act To Expand the Membership of the Maine Elder Death Analysis Review Team (monitor or support)
LD 574, Resolve, To Increase the Blood Supply
(monitor)
LD 578, An Act Regarding Repayment of Subrogation or Lien Claims in Workers' Compensation Actions
(monitor)
LD 579, An Act To Provide Wraparound Medical Coverage in the Workers' Compensation System
(monitor)
LD 590, An Act To Establish a Wellness Tax Credit
(monitor or support)
LD 599, An Act To Allow Noninvasive Testing of Infants for the Presence of Drugs without a Parent's Consent
(pediatricians; monitor)
LD 600, Resolve, To Encourage Physicians To Administer the Injectable Painkiller Toradol in Lieu of Other Opioids
(monitor)
LD 609, An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Involuntary Hospitalization
Procedures When Both Commitment and Involuntary Treatment Are Sought
(psychiatrists; monitor)
LD 610, An Act To Add 10 Days to the School Year and To Require Daily Physical Exercise for All School Children
(pediatricians; Public Health Committee; monitor or support)
LD 611, An Act To Provide Reimbursement in the MaineCare Program for Board-certified Behavior Analysts
(psychiatrists; monitor)
LD 617, An Act To Amend the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 To Remove Independent Medical Examiners (physiatrists; monitor)
LD 623, An Act To Provide the Office of Chief Medical Examiner Access to
Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program Data for the
Purpose of Conducting Cause of Death Investigations
(monitor or support)
LD 624, Resolve, To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Report of the
Governor's Task Force on Expanding Access to Oral Health Care for Maine
People
(pediatricians; Public Health Committee; support)
LD 625, Resolve, To Ensure All Children Covered by MaineCare Receive Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Services (pediatricians; monitor)
The next MMA Legislative Committeeconference call is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2009. The conference call number is 800-989-2842 and the access code is 6223374#. Everyone should join as "participants." Any MMA member or specialty society representative is welcome to join the discussion of bills listed above and other legislative highlights.
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