123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1129		LR 1779(01)
	An Act To Increase Access to Oral Health Care
	Fiscal Note for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Pendleton of Scarborough
	Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$51,189	$49,800	$51,666	$53,702
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$7,075	$8,470	$9,875	$11,275
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Board of Dental Examiners, affiliated with the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, will require additional Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $51,189 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $49,800 in fiscal year 2008-09 for one part-time Office Specialist I position and related all other necessitated by an expected influx of foreign-trained dentists.  The board expects the number of complaints that will need to be followed-up to rise significantly.  The increase in dedicated revenue from licensing and registration fees is estimated to be $7,075 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $8,470 in fiscal year 2008-09.
	The Board of Dental Examiners has indicated that there may be a need to raise licensing and registration fees to support the costs of this legislation.  However, a review of the Board's actual receipts and expenditures indicates that receipts have exceeded expenditures consistently since fiscal year 2002-03 and the Board has carried forward balances in excess of $100,000 over the past 3 fiscal years.  To date, the Board has an unobligated cash balance of $351,097.  Therefore, it is unclear whether the Board will need to increase licensing and registration fees or whether there will be sufficient funds available going forward to fund the ongoing costs of this provision.