| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1914 | LR 2609(02) | ||||||||
| An Act To Increase Wheelchair Van Services Reimbursement Rates | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Committee: Health and Human Services | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Net Cost (Savings) | |||||||||
| General Fund | $0 | $445,000 | $463,089 | $483,095 | |||||
| Appropriations/Allocations | |||||||||
| General Fund | $0 | $445,000 | $463,089 | $483,095 | |||||
| Federal Expenditures Fund | $0 | $763,582 | $797,704 | $832,165 | |||||
| Revenue | |||||||||
| Federal Expenditures Fund | $0 | $763,582 | $797,704 | $832,165 | |||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| The bill provides a FY 2006-07 General Fund appropriation of $445,000 for the Department of Health and Human Services to increase MaineCare reimbursement rates for wheelchair van services. It is assumed this appropriation, combined with federal Medicaid matching funds, would fund an increase in the wheelchair van service base rate per trip from $14.62 to $18.00 per trip and the mileage rate from $1.65 to $3.00 per mile. | |||||||||