132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 604		LR 925(02)
	An Act to Ensure Access to Concurrent Methadone Treatment and Intensive Outpatient Programs
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2025-26	FY 2026-27	Projections  FY 2027-28	Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$279,320	$558,640	$558,640
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$279,320	$558,640	$558,640
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$525,732	$1,051,464	$1,051,464
	Federal Block Grant Fund		$0	$926	$1,851	$1,851
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$525,732	$1,051,464	$1,051,464
	Federal Block Grant Fund		$0	$926	$1,851	$1,851
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $279,320 in fiscal year 2026-27 to provide intensive outpatient programs and other outpatient services for substance use disorder or behavioral health disorders concurrently with methadone maintenance to treat opiate use disorder under the MaineCare program, state-funded foster care and Office of Behavioral Health programs. Federal Expenditures Fund and Federal Block Grant Fund allocations are also included in the bill for the FMAP match. The funding amounts are based on an estimated start date of January 1, 2027 to provide concurrent coverage of these services.