132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 215		LR 70(11)
	An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-645) S "A" (S-369) to C "A" (H-645) S "B" (S-450) to C "A" (H-645)
	Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill limits housing assistance paid by a municipal general assistance program for a person residing in a recovery residence with 26 or more beds (large recovery residence) to 70% of the maximum level of housing assistance for a person in a recovery residence with 25 or fewer beds and requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse municipalities for 100% of the 70% paid for a person in a large recovery residence. These changes are cost neutral to the department. Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a stakeholder group and report back to the legislature are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.