127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1350		LR 156(04)
	Resolve, To Increase the Reimbursement Rate for Direct-care Workers Serving Adults with Long-term Care Needs
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford
	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		($12,673,769)	($16,940,023)	($16,940,023)	($16,940,023)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($12,673,769)	($16,940,023)	($16,940,023)	($16,940,023)
	Federal Expenditures Fund		($14,859,985)	($19,880,883)	($19,880,883)	($19,880,883)
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		($14,859,985)	($19,880,883)	($19,880,883)	($19,880,883)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment changes the General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services from $12,798,769 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $17,065,023 in fiscal year 2016-17 to $125,000 in each year by limiting the rate increase in the bill to a single type of provider. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations were also adjusted to match the FMAP.