An Act To Reduce Cost And Increase Access To Disease Prevention By Expanding The Universal Childhood Immunization Program To Include Adults

LD 93 expands Maine's Universal Childhood Immunization Program to cover all adults residing in the state, not just children under 19. The bill amends existing law to define "individual" as any Maine resident and modifies program administration to include adults in the vaccine coverage. It maintains the same funding mechanism through the Childhood Immunization Fund, requiring assessed entities (like insurance providers) to pay quarterly assessments based on the number of covered residents. This change aims to reduce costs and increase access to recommended vaccines for all age groups by extending the existing childhood program framework.