126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 804		LR 1205(01)
	An Act To Improve Preventive Dental Health Care and Reduce Costs in the MaineCare Program
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Carey of Lewiston
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$1,364,616	$1,651,154	$1,290,192	$1,290,192
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$1,364,616	$1,651,154	$1,290,192	$1,290,192
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$2,208,145	$2,643,135	$2,065,313	$2,065,313
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Health and Human Services will require General Fund appropriations of $1,364,616 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $1,651,154 in fiscal year 2014-15 for the State share of the net costs of  providing MaineCare coverage for one annual preventative oral health visit for MaineCare eligible adults 21 years of age and older.  This assumes 50,242 MaineCare eligible adults (37.4% of those eligible) would use this service annually at a cost of $113.50 per person.  Offsetting against these costs are assumed savings in the estimated $11.7 million in MaineCare emergency services used annually by this population.  The bill's additional spending is assumed to be fully phased in during the biennium while offsetting savings are assumed to phase-in over a longer period of time.