125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1244		LR 1769(03)
	An Act Regarding Payment of Medical Fees in the Workers' Compensation System
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (S-250)
	Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Fiscal Note
Current biennium savings - All funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Requiring the Workers' Compensation Board to adopt rules to establish a medical fee schedule for services provided under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act by individual health care practitioners and health care facilities based on the Medicare payment methodologies may result in savings to the state from a reduction in medical fees.
	Additional costs to the Workers' Compensation Board associated with rulemaking and with conducting the required reviews can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. Any additional costs to the Maine Health Data Organization are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.