---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Alternative Base Year Payment Method For Federally Qualified Health Centers"
description: "An Act To Update The Alternative Base Year Payment Method For Federally Qualified Health Centers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1768"
citation: "Maine LD 1768 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FQHC REBASING", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59031f94-7635-458f-830e-ab514b7c5da2"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088935"
source_hash: "8fc73e32a1b2104cc917244b1014050869ab47120ee16f543d935842c4f4a1ce"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1768 (131) — An Act To Update The Alternative Base Year Payment Method For Federally Qualified Health Centers

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1132&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1132&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1132&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Drew GATTINE — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Jane PRINGLE — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-04-25** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-406). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-406) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-406), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59031f94-7635-458f-830e-ab514b7c5da2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).