An Act To Preserve MaineCare Assisted Living by Providing a Cost-of-living Adjustment to Private Nonmedical Institutions and Adult Family Care Homes

Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for adult family care homes that are providing service pursuant to Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 2.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$80,000	$164,444
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$80,000	$164,444

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$128,889	$263,333
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$128,889	$263,333

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147

Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for MaineCare Appendix C private nonmedical institutions.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$1,445,000	$2,962,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,445,000	$2,962,000

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$2,312,000	$4,740,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$2,312,000	$4,740,000

PNMI Room and Board Z009

Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for MaineCare Appendix C private nonmedical institutions.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17
All Other	$630,000	$1,292,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$630,000	$1,292,000

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)

DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17
GENERAL FUND	$2,147,000	$4,402,000
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$2,428,000	$4,977,000
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$4,575,000	$9,379,000

Sec. 2. Annual cost-of-living adjustment. The Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 2, Adult Family Care Services; Chapter III, Section 2, Section 97, Appendix C: Principles of Reimbursement for Medical and Remedial Service Facilities; and Chapter 115, Principles of Reimbursement for Residential Care Facilities - Room and Board Costs, to provide for ongoing, annual rate changes beginning July 1, 2015 to adjust for inflation. For each of the state fiscal years ending July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017, the amount of the adjustment is 4%. For each year thereafter, the department shall set the inflation adjustment cost-of-living percentage change in reimbursement each year in accordance with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index medical care services index.

summary

This bill provides funds to give adult family care homes and Appendix C private nonmedical institutions a 4% cost-of-living rate increase in funding in each of the next 2 fiscal years. Annual cost-of-living adjustments are provided by rule for each fiscal year thereafter in accordance with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index medical care services index.