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LD 1125

An Act Regarding The Impact Of Certain Nonemergency Transportation Services Contracts On Community Action Agency Programs

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Bill Bridgeo and 3 co-sponsors

Examines how nonemergency transportation contracts affect MAINECARE/Medicaid Community Action Agencies; would add minor, absorbable costs; bill is DEAD.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Bill Summary · LD 1125

LD 1125 – Summary

Overview

LD 1125 is titled: An Act Regarding The Impact Of Certain Nonemergency Transportation Services Contracts On Community Action Agency Programs. The bill focuses on MAINECARE/Medicaid transportation and its relationship to Community Action Agency Programs. The sponsor is Rep. Bridgeo of Augusta. The bill was referred to the Health and Human Services Committee and is currently listed as DEAD under Joint Rule 310.3.

Purpose and scope

  • The bill appears to address how certain nonemergency transportation service contracts affect Community Action Agency Programs that participate in MAINECARE/Medicaid. The provided materials do not include the exact statutory language or the specific policy mechanisms the bill would implement.
  • The fiscal note indicates that any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) from the bill would be minor and absorbable within existing resources, suggesting the changes are not expected to create a large new funding requirement.

Key provisions (as indicated by available materials)

  • The documents do not contain the bill’s full text. What can be stated with confidence is that the bill concerns the impact of nonemergency transportation contracts on Community Action Agency Programs within the MAINECARE/Medicaid framework.
  • The accompanying fiscal note is a Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement noting a minor General Fund cost increase and that DHHS costs would be minor and absorbable.

Fiscal impact

  • General Fund: Minor cost increase anticipated.
  • Department of Health and Human Services: Any additional costs expected to be minor and absorbable within existing budgeted resources.
  • No official fiscal note was required for the bill.

Affected parties

  • Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
  • Community Action Agencies operating MAINECARE/Medicaid transportation programs
  • MAINECARE/Medicaid beneficiaries who rely on nonemergency transportation services

Legislative history and status

  • Introduced: March 18, 2025
  • Referred to: Committee on Health and Human Services
  • Work session: April 15, 2025
  • Voted ONTP (Ought Not To Pass): April 15, 2025
  • Reported Out: ONTP (April 23, 2025)
  • Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) under Joint Rule 310.3: April 29, 2025

Practical implications

  • Based on available information, the bill would not impose a large new fiscal burden on state resources and would likely involve assessment or adjustment of how nonemergency transportation contracts interact with Community Action Agency Programs within MAINECARE.
  • With the bill now listed as DEAD, no statutory changes are enacted, and current law remains in place unless future legislation revisits the issue.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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