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ME LD93
Bill
Status
6/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Samuel Zager
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AI Summary
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Expands Maine's Universal Childhood Immunization Program from covering only children (birth to age 19) to covering all individuals residing in the state, enabling adults to access vaccines through the program
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Allows the Maine Vaccine Board to establish subfunds by age and coverage type, with assessments on health insurance carriers to fund vaccines for covered individuals
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Creates an Assessment Adjustment Factor (AAF) for subfunds established after June 2025 to maintain equity in assessment allocations among insurance carriers based on participating vs. nonparticipating provider costs
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Establishes 2 Public Health Educator III positions at Maine CDC effective July 1, 2026, funded at $221,561 in federal expenditures for FY2026-27
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Projects net savings of $562,726 in FY2026-27 ($302,107 General Fund, $260,619 Federal) from procuring adult vaccines at discounted CDC prices for the MaineCare program
Legislative Description
An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults
Health Care Services
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
6/25/2025