126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1593		LR 2500(01)
	Resolve, To Eliminate Financial Inequality in MaineCare Reimbursement for Community-based Behavioral Health Services
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Sanborn of Gorham
	Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
	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		$0	($2,082,246)	($3,701,771)	($3,701,771)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	($2,082,246)	($3,701,771)	($3,701,771)
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	($3,380,099)	($6,009,065)	($6,009,065)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes a General Fund deappropriation of $2,082,246 and a Federal Expenditures Fund deallocation of $3,380,099 in fiscal year 2014-15 that represent savings from lowering rates paid to a hospital or an administrative unit of a hospital for behavioral health services provided under Chapter 101, MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 65.  These amounts represent 9 months of savings based on an October 1, 2014 effective date.