124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1507		LR 2436(02)
	An Act To Ensure Fairness in Penalties for Administrative Errors in the Long-term Care Assessment Process
	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		$0	$104,723	$126,227	$126,227
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$104,723	$126,227	$126,227
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$262,321	$262,321	$262,321
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$22,614	$22,614	$22,614
	Federal Expenditures Fund ARRA		$0	$21,504	$0	$0
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$22,614	$22,614	$22,614
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Provides an appropriation of $104,723 to the Nursing Facilities program in the Department of Health and Human Services for the increase in MaineCare costs resulting from reducing the applicability of the MaineCare reimbursement penalty for late or missed medical assessments to allow two late assessments without penalty.