127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 860		LR 1699(02)
	Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Adjust Reimbursement Rates for Dental Services under the MaineCare Program
	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		$1,187,721	$2,840,764	$3,960,033	$5,079,303
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$1,187,721	$2,840,764	$3,960,033	$5,079,303
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$2,039,459	$4,769,106	$6,648,148	$8,527,189
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$5,600	$0	$0	$0
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$2,039,459	$4,769,106	$6,648,148	$8,527,189
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$5,600	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) of $1,187,721 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $2,840,764 in fiscal year 2016-17 to incrementally adjust the MaineCare reimbursement rates for certain dental services annually over the next 5 years until the rates reach the 10th percentile of the fees for the New England region in the most recent "Survey of Dental Fees" published by the American Dental Association, to add restorative, diagnostic and preventive dental services to pregnant and postpartum women for one year after delivery, and to cover Automated Client Eligibility System (ACES) and Maine Integrated Health Managment Solution changes, testing and Office of Information Technology oversight. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations will also be required for the FMAP match. An Other Special Revenue Funds allocation is also included in fiscal year 2015-16 to allow expenditure of DHHS allocation plan revenue received for ACES changes.