124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 700		LR 1509(02)
	An Act To Restore Funding for Bed-hold Days at Private Nonmedical Institutions
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$3,364,150	$3,364,150	$3,364,150	$3,364,150
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$3,364,150	$3,364,150	$3,364,150	$3,364,150
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Provides an appropriation of $3,364,150 in FY 2009-10 and in FY 2010-11 to the Department of Health and Human Services for the costs of restoring reimbursement to private non-medical institutions (PNMIs) for bed-hold days up to 45 days annually per resident determined to qualify for medical or therapeutic absences and up to 7 days annually for personal or family-related absences.  The estimated cost is based on recent experience in reimbursing for bed-hold days, assumes no MaineCare funds would be allowable to reimburse these costs and would offset savings assumed in PL 2007, c 539 and subsequent Department regulations to limit and then eliminate bed-hold day reimbursement.