Public Input for Proposed Rules
Notices are published each Wednesday to alert the public regarding state agency rule-making. You may obtain a copy of any rule by notifying the agency contact person. You may also comment on the rule, and/or attend the public hearing. If no hearing is scheduled, you may request one - the agency may then schedule a hearing, and must do so if 5 or more persons request it. If you are disabled or need special services to attend a hearing, please notify the agency contact person at least 7 days prior to it. Petitions: you can petition an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule; the agency must provide you with petition forms, and must respond to your petition within 60 days. The agency must enter rule-making if the petition is signed by 150 or more registered voters, and may begin rule-making if there are fewer. You can also petition the Legislature to review a rule; the Executive Director of the Legislative Council (115 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, phone (207) 287-1615) will provide you with the necessary petition forms. The appropriate legislative committee will review a rule upon receipt of a petition from 100 or more registered voters, or from "...any person who may be directly, substantially and adversely affected by the application of a rule..." (Title 5 §11112). WorldWide Web: Copies of the weekly notices and the full texts of adopted rule chapters may be found on the internet at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules. There is also a list of rule-making liaisons (http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/liaisons.html), who are single points of contact for each agency.
PROPOSALS
AGENCY: 65-407 - Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 201, Provider of Last Resort Service Quality
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2016-P071
BRIEF SUMMARY: Pursuant to 35-A MRS §7225-A and Section 6 of PL 2015 ch. 462, An Act to Increase Competition and Ensure a Robust Information and Telecommunications Market, the Public Utilities Commission initiates a rule-making to amend Ch. 201 of the Commission's Rules.
PUBLIC HEARING: No public hearing
COMMENT DEADLINE: July 18, 2016. Written comments on the proposal to amend this rule may be filed using the Public Utilities Commission's case management system no later than July 18, 2016. All comments will appear in the Commission's case management system which is accessible from the Commission's website. Please refer to the Docket Number of this proceeding, Docket No. 2016-00095, when submitting comments.
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION / MPUC RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Jamie Waterbury, PUC, 18 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0018. Telephone: (207) 287-3831. E-mail: Jamie.A.Waterbury@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: No fiscal impact
AGENCIES:
02-373 - Board of Licensure in Medicine
02-383 - Board of Osteopathic Licensure
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 6, Telemedicine Standards of Practice (new joint rule for both Boards)
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2016-P072, P073
BRIEF SUMMARY: The Board of Licensure in Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Licensure propose a new joint rule to establish standards for the practice of medicine using telemedicine in providing health care. The proposed rule defines terms and sets forth practice guidelines, including provisions regarding establishing a physician-patient relationship in the telemedicine setting, technology requirements for physicians using electronic communications, and maintaining privacy and security. The text of the proposed rule may be obtained from www.maine.gov/md or www.maine.gov/osteo .
PUBLIC HEARING: none planned
COMMENT DEADLINE: Friday, July 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
CONTACT PERSONS FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION:
Dennis E. Smith, Executive Director, Board of Licensure in Medicine, 137 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-3605. Fax (207) 287-6590. E-mail: Dennis.Smith@Maine.gov .
Susan E. Strout, Executive Secretary, Board of Osteopathic Licensure, 142 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-2480. Fax (207) 536-5811. E-mail: Susan.E.Strout@Maine.gov .
FINANCIAL IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: none
AGENCY: 02-031 - Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (PFR), Bureau of Insurance
CHAPTER NUMBERS AND TITLES: amendment to Ch. 191, Health Maintenance Organizations, and repeal of rule Ch. 750, Standardized Health Plans
PROPOSED RULE NUMBERS: 2016-P074, P075
BRIEF SUMMARY: Much of current Rule Ch. 750 has been rendered obsolete by 2011 PL c. 90 and by the federal Affordable Care Act. The purpose of this rule-making is to repeal Ch. 750 and to incorporate remaining relevant provisions into Ch. 191 in a manner consistent with 2011 PL c. 90 and with the ACA. The proposal also updates Ch. 191, particularly as to financial requirements applicable to HMOs.
PUBLIC HEARING: July 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., Kennebec Room, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation Building, 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, Maine
COMMENT DEADLINE: July 22, 2016 at 4:30 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION: Elena Crowley, Maine Bureau of Insurance, 34 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0034. Telephone: (207) 624-8421. E-mail: Elena.I.Crowley@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: None
AGENCY: 02-031 - Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (PFR), Bureau of Insurance
CHAPTER NUMBERS AND TITLES: Ch. 950, Navigator Certification and Training for Health Benefit Exchanges
PROPOSED RULE NUMBERS: 2016-P076
BRIEF SUMMARY: The proposal establishes standards and procedures for the certification of navigators to perform the activities identified in 24-A MRS §2188 and section 1311(i) of the Affordable Care Act.
PUBLIC HEARING: July 7, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., Kennebec Room, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation Building, 76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, Maine
COMMENT DEADLINE: July 22, 2016 at 4:30 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION: Elena Crowley, Maine Bureau of Insurance, 34 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0034. Telephone: (207) 624-8421. E-mail: Elena.I.Crowley@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES: None
AGENCY: 10-144 - Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office for Family Independence (OFI)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 301, Food Supplement Program, FS Rule 194 - Lottery Winnings: Section FS-444-12, Households with Special Circumstances
PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: 2016-P077
BRIEF SUMMARY: The proposed rule creates a basis for termination of benefits based on substantial lottery and/or gambling winnings. The current manual does not address lottery/gambling winnings and effect on eligibility. The proposed rule would cause immediate termination of benefits when anyone in the benefit household has gross lottery/gambling winnings of $5,000.00 or more in one calendar month. The winnings would be treated as assets. Affected households may immediately reapply and are subject to eligibility guidelines to requalify for benefits.
PUBLIC HEARING: None Scheduled.
COMMENT DEADLINE: July 15, 2016
CONTACT PERSON FOR THIS FILING / SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION: Marta Noriega-Allen, Senior Planner, Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Family Independence, 11 State House Station, 19 Union Street, Augusta ME 04333-0011. Telephone: (207) 624-4135. TTY: 711 (Maine Relay). E-mail: Marta.Noriega-Allen@Maine.gov .
IMPACT ON MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, OR SMALL BUSINESSES: None known.
ADOPTIONS
Pursuant to Ch. 380 of the Public Laws of 2011, notice of the adoption of rules will no longer be published in the newspaper rule-making notices; our Wednesday web notices will continue to carry them, however. Information on rules adopted through the Maine Administrative Procedure Act as well as the full text of adopted rules is available on the internet at http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules .
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