128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 401		LR 1008(05)
	An Act To Require Reimbursement to Hospitals for Patients Awaiting Placement in Nursing Facilities
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-109) S "A" (S-508) to C "A" (H-109)
	Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note
			FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19	Projections  FY 2019-20	Projections  FY 2020-21
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$17,690	$35,390	$35,390
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$17,690	$35,390	$35,390
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$31,932	$63,854	$63,854
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$31,932	$63,854	$63,854
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $17,690 in fiscal year 2018-19 to provide reimbursement to hospitals other than critical access hospitals for each day after the 10th day that a MaineCare-eligible individual is in the care of a hospital while awaiting placement in a nursing facility, beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2023. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations are also included for the FMAP match.