123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1567		LR 1757(04)
	Resolve, To Demonstrate Cost Savings by Preventing the Onset of Severe Mental Illness in Youth
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$298,704	$298,704	$298,704
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$298,704	$298,704	$298,704
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$101,296	$101,296	$101,296
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Appropriates $240,000 in 2008-09 to provide financial resources to the Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) program to continue its efforts to prevent new cases of psychosis and psychotic disorders in adolescents and young adults. Also appropriates $58,704 million in 2008-09 (and allocates federal funds) for additional costs to the MaineCare program as a result of a restructuring of the PIER program that will result in increased MaineCare billing for eligible youth.