131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 587		LR 2024(02)
	Resolve, to Automatically Increase a Residential Care or Nursing Facility Resident's Personal Needs Allowance Under the MaineCare Program When the Consumer Price Index Increases
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2023-24	FY 2024-25	Projections  FY 2025-26	Projections  FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$556,240	$1,243,444	$1,513,885
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$556,240	$1,243,444	$1,513,885
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$823,250	$1,835,382	$2,226,606
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$823,250	$1,835,382	$2,226,606
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $556,240 beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 to increase the personal needs allowances of residents in residential care facilities from $70 to $100 and of residents in nursing facilities from $40 to $70 by January 1, 2025. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations are also included for the FMAP match.