130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1539 LR 884(02)
An Act To Provide Access to Fertility Care
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Future biennium cost increase - All Funds
FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 Projections  FY 2023-24 Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $0 $174,818 $183,559
Highway Fund $0 $0 $61,542 $64,620
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $0 $174,818 $183,559
Highway Fund $0 $0 $61,542 $64,620
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring health insurance plans to provide coverage for fertility diagnostic care, fertility treatment and fertility preservation services will increase General Fund costs to the State Employee Health Plan beginning in the plan year that starts July 1, 2023 by $174,818 in fiscal year 2023-24. The bill will also increase Highway Fund costs by $61,542 in fiscal year 2023-24. These estimates are based on the assumption that this required coverage will increase costs to the plan by $1.41 per member per month (PMPM).