130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1360		LR 235(02)
	An Act To Provide Services to Maine's Most Vulnerable Citizens by Eliminating the Waiting Lists for Certain MaineCare Services
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$20,910,534	$62,923,786	$84,460,649	$104,578,689
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$20,910,534	$62,923,786	$84,460,649	$104,578,689
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$26,026,982	$70,504,223	$113,529,030	$156,434,965
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$2,153,945	$6,436,920	$10,469,175	$14,384,620
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$26,026,982	$70,504,223	$113,529,030	$156,434,965
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$2,153,945	$6,436,920	$10,469,175	$14,384,620
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $20,910,534 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $62,923,786 in fiscal year 2022-23 to fund individuals on the waiting lists of MaineCare Benefits Manual Section 18, 20, 21, 29 and waiting lists under OADS rule Chapter 10-149: Chapter 5, Section 63, and Chapter 14-197: Chapter 11. Additionally, it establishes 8 new positions to handle the influx of members entering the waiver programs. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations are also included in this bill for the FMAP match and Other Special Revenue Funds allocations for the Service Provider Tax. This estimate also includes the 10% temporary federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) increase (above and beyond other FMAP increases) included in the federal American Recovery Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) for states that "enhance, expand or strengthen home and community-based services".