126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1188		LR 1719(02)
	Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Amend Its Rules of Reimbursement under the MaineCare Program for Audiology and Speech-language Pathology Services
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$422,720	$680,868	$680,868	$680,868
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$422,720	$680,868	$680,868	$680,868
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$684,022	$1,089,920	$1,089,920	$1,089,920
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Provides appropriations of $422,720 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $680,868 in fiscal year 2014-15 for the State's share of the costs of funding an increase in MaineCare reimbursement rates for speech and hearing pathology and audiology services for independent practitioners to the rate paid to speech and hearing agencies for the same services.