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131st MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1751 |
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LR 494(04) |
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Resolve, to Direct
the Department of Health and Human Services to Explore the Feasibility of an
Ambulance Service Assessment Fee |
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Fiscal Note for
Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A" |
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Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Fiscal Note |
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FY 2023-24 |
FY 2024-25 |
Projections FY 2025-26 |
Projections FY 2026-27 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Federal Expenditures Fund |
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$0 |
$7,300,000 |
$7,300,000 |
$7,300,000 |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$0 |
($10,000,000) |
$5,000,000 |
$5,000,000 |
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| Revenue |
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Federal Expenditures Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Transfers |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This amendment
adds a one-time Federal Expenditures Fund allocation of $7,300,000 and a
one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $5,000,000 beginning in
fiscal year 2024-25 and ending in fiscal year 2026-27 for a temporary change
to the department's rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III,
Section 5, Ambulance Services, so that effective September 1, 2024, MaineCare
Ambulance Services codes with Medicare equivalents are reimbursed at 140% of
the current published Medicare rates. It also provides a one-time transfer of
$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 from the Department of Public Safety, EMS
Stabilization and Sustainability Program to the Department of Health and
Human Services, Medical Care - Payments to Providers and provides a one-time
deallocation of the $15,000,000 to the EMS Stabilization and Sustainability
Program. |
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