126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 20 LR 100(06)
Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Review the Need for and the Costs of Services That Enable Populations Who Are Elderly or Have Disabilities To Live Independently
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Original Bill
Sponsor: Sen. Hill of York
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 ($1,500,000) ($1,500,000) ($1,500,000) ($1,500,000)
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund ($1,500,000) ($1,500,000) ($1,500,000) ($1,500,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The amendment eliminates the bill's ongoing annual appropriation of $1.5 million for the independent support services (homemaker services) program in the Department of Health and Human Services.  Additional costs resulting from the amendment for the Department of Health and Human Services for the review, analysis and preparation of a federal waiver or State plan amendment are assumed to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.