123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1035 LR 144(01)
An Act To Increase Wheelchair Van Services Reimbursement Rates
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Tuttle of Sanford
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2007-08 2008-09 Projections 2009-10 Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $463,089 $483,095 $503,965 $525,737
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $463,089 $483,095 $503,965 $525,737
Federal Expenditures Fund $798,734 $833,599 $869,611 $907,180
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Appropriates and allocates funds to increase the reimbursement rates for wheelchair van services under the MaineCare program to cover losses the providers are incurring.  The Federal Expenditures Fund allocations shown above have been adjusted upward slightly from the amounts in the bill to more properly reflect the anticipated matching amounts.