126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1364		LR 2055(02)
	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Hospital Leave Days for MaineCare Recipients
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
		FY 2012-13	FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund	$21,702	($112,760)	($113,513)	($113,513)	($113,513)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund	$21,702	($112,760)	($113,513)	($113,513)	($113,513)
	Federal Expenditures Fund	$36,278	($182,462)	($181,709)	($181,709)	($181,709)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill conflicts with a provision included in the Governor's proposed 2014-2015 Biennial Budget (LD 1509). The bill provides an appropriation of $21,702 in 2012-13 and deappropriations of $112,760 in 2013-14 and $113,513 in 2014-15 for the impact of retroactively limiting therapeutic leave days in the MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 45 and Section 67, to 7 hospital leave days per hospital visit and 20 therapeutic leave days per year.