131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2217		LR 2613(04)
	An Act to Strengthen the Maine Veterans' Homes with Increased and Ongoing Funding
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Hickman of Kennebec
	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	$1,891,238	$1,972,738	$1,893,843
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$5,101,478	$5,260,024	$5,260,024
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$7,410,715	$7,635,043	$7,635,043
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($2,411,589)	($2,464,197)	($2,543,092)
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$7,410,715	$7,635,043	$7,635,043
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$798,651	$823,089	$823,089
Transfers
	General Fund		$0	$3,210,240	$3,287,286	$3,366,181
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($3,210,240)	($3,287,286)	($3,366,181)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment strikes the allocation for payment to the Maine Veterans' Homes to support ongoing operations and strikes the transfer from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Nursing Facilities-MVH Other Special Revenue Funds account to fund the allocation.
	The amendment includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $5,101,478 in fiscal year 2024-25 to ensure that Maine Veterans' Homes nursing facilities are reimbursed a per resident daily rate for services that include the total allowable cost of operating a veterans' home and it must also include an annual inflation adjustment provision. Federal Expenditures Fund allocations are included for the FMAP match and Other Special Revenue Funds allocations for the Service Provider and Nursing Facilities Tax.