126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 390		LR 1258(02)
	An Act To Restore MaineCare Coverage for Ambulatory Surgical Center Services
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium savings - General Fund
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	Fund for a Healthy Maine		$93,274	$93,274	$93,274	$93,274
Appropriations/Allocations
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$148,619	$148,619	$148,916	$148,619
	Fund for a Healthy Maine		$93,274	$93,274	$93,274	$93,274
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill provides a Fund for a Health Maine allocation of $93,274 in FY 2013-14 and in FY 2014-15 for the State share of the costs to restore MaineCare coverage for ambulatory surgical center services.  These allocations are consistent with the General Fund deappropriations included in PL 2011, c. 657 that eliminated MaineCare coverage for ambulatory surgical center services.  Restoring coverage for ambulatory surgical center services may result in savings to the MaineCare program to the extent that services currently being provided in higher cost hospital settings are provided at a lower cost in ambulatory surgical centers.  The extent of these savings cannot be determined at this time.