126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1486		LR 1782(02)
	An Act To Reduce the Use of Hospital Emergency Departments for Preventable Oral Health Conditions
	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		$1,935,957	$2,220,397	$668,778	$688,778
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$1,935,957	$2,220,397	$668,778	$688,778
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$3,132,657	$3,554,368	$1,102,581	$1,102,581
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Provides General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $1,935,957 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $2,220,397 in fiscal year 2014-15 for the net costs of expanding MaineCare coverage of oral health services for MaineCare eligible persons 21 years of age and older. Assumes 33,557 MaineCare eligible adults (25% of those eligible) will access these new oral health services at an average annual cost of $442, resulting in total annual costs of $14,832,194 (state and federal).  Offsetting against these costs are assumed savings in hospital expenditures related to dental diagnostic codes and a re-direction of funds being spent on adult dental care. The bill's additional spending is assumed to fully phase in during the biennium while offsetting savings are assumed to phase-in over a longer period of time.