AFA Committee Agenda - August 21, 2008

APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Room 228 State House

DRAFT AGENDA

*9:30 a.m.*

I	*Chairs “Call-To-Order” and Member Introductions*

II	*Discussion of Funding Sources for Cancer Prevention Programs*
	- Wendy J. Wolf, MD, MPH, President & CEO, Maine Health Access Foundation
	- Karynlee Harrington, Executive Director, Dirigo Health Agency
	- Brenda Harvey, Commissioner, DHHS

*III*	*Presentation by Schaller Anderson*

*I V*	*Discussion of Bed Hold Days Rule Changes*
	- Richard Erb, President/CEO, Maine Health Care Association
	- Brenda Harvey, Commissioner, DHHS

V	Other DHHS Issues – MaineCare Updates, Federal Medicaid Rule Changes, Transition to Medicaid Fiscal Agent, Reorganization of Office of MaineCare Services, Elizabeth Levinson Center Transition, Bed-Hold Days etc.
	- Brenda Harvey, Commissioner, DHHS

	LUNCH BREAK
*1:00 p.m.*

VI	*Update on School District Consolidation*
	- Susan Gendron, Commissioner, Education

*VII*	*Overview of the Impact of Energy Costs on Maine’s Low and Middle Income Citizens*
	- Nicole Witherbee, Maine Center for Economic Policy

*VIII*	*Issues Facing Providers of Energy Assistance*
	- Irv Faunce, Western Maine Community Action Program
	- Dolores Vail, Maine Council of Churches

IX	*Efforts of Municipalities to Mitigate the Impact of Energy Costs*
	- Geoff Herman, Maine Municipal Association

X	*Discussion of the report from the State’s Pre-Emergency Energy Task Force*
	- Ryan Low, Deputy Chief of Staff, Executive Department