121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1024
		An Act To Increase Access to Prescription Drugs for Low-income Elderly and Disabled People
		LR 1170(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Sen. Treat of Kennebec
		Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
		2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund	$6,500,000	$3,675,104	$4,415,458	$5,304,957	$6,373,647
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund	$6,500,000	$3,675,104	$4,415,458	$5,304,957	$6,373,647
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The $6,500,000 deappropriated in PL 2001, C. 714, Part DD in anticipation of the awarding of a federal drug waiver would need to be appropriated and restored to the elderly low-cost drug program.  The deappropriations in PL 2003, c. 20 related to the restoration of the Healthy Maine Prescription program may also need to be appropriated and restored under this bill.