126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 197 LR 1142(02)
An Act To Permit Nurse Practitioners To Perform the Functions of School Physicians
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Potential future biennium savings - Local School Administrative Units
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Allowing a family or pediatric nurse practitioner to serve as a health advisor in a school may result in savings to local school administrative units if the cost of having a nurse practitioner serve as a school's health care provider is lower than the cost of having a physician serve in that same capacity.