127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1078		LR 763(01)
	An Act To Preserve MaineCare Assisted Living by Providing a Cost-of-living Adjustment to Private Nonmedical Institutions and Adult Family Care Homes
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Burns of Washington
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$2,155,000	$4,418,444	$5,092,559	$6,181,034
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$2,155,000	$4,418,444	$5,092,559	$6,181,034
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$2,440,889	$5,003,333	$7,611,523	$9,238,398
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$2,440,889	$5,003,333	$7,611,523	$9,238,398
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) of $2,155,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $4,418,444 in fiscal year 2016-17 to give Residential Care Facilities and Appendix C Private Non Medical institutions an annual cost-of-living rate increase. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations are also included in this bill for the FMAP match. The numbers above equal the detail amounts included in the bill. The Department Totals section in the bill is not accuarate and does not match the detail. DHHS has indicated different appropriations and allocations would be required to implement the provisions of the bill. It would recommend reducing the General Fund appropriations already in the bill by $172,340 in fiscal year 2015-16 and by $393,018 in fiscal year 2016-17, increasing Other Special Revenue Funds allocations by $248,959 in fiscal year 2015-16 and by $507,877 in fiscal year 2016-17 and increasing allocations to the Federal Expenditures Fund by $498,987 in fiscal year 2015-16 and by $1,013,215 in fiscal year 2016-17.