129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 763 LR 753(02)
An Act To Ensure the Availability of Community Integration Services
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 Projections  FY 2021-22 Projections  FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $2,681,104 $2,681,104 $2,681,104 $2,681,104
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $2,681,104 $2,681,104 $2,681,104 $2,681,104
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $2,681,104 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to increase existing reimbursement rates in the Department of Health and Human Services rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 17 for community integration services.

This estimate assumes all costs will be covered by General Fund appropriations because of PL 2017 c. 460, which increased rates for services in sections 17, 23 and 65, which are included in the Clinic Upper Payment Limit calculations. The impact of those increases put the department at or slightly above the amount allowed to be paid by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As a result, the rate increase in this bill will be paid with state General Fund money only.