127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 734		LR 1395(02)
	An Act To Repeal the Certificate of Need Requirement for Hospitals
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$2,438,248	$2,356,244	$2,306,323	$2,256,401
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$2,438,248	$2,356,244	$2,306,323	$2,256,401
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$3,859,522	$3,955,687	$3,871,878	$3,788,070
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$3,859,522	$3,955,687	$3,871,878	$3,788,070
	Other Special Revenue Funds		($167,400)	($167,400)	($167,400)	($167,400)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $2,438,248 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $2,356,244 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Department of Health and Human Services due to the elimination of the requirement to apply for and receive a certificate of need from the Department of Health and Human Services before introducing additional health care services and procedures in a market area. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations are also included in this bill for the FMAP match.