126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1213		LR 789(02)
	An Act To Reduce Costs and Increase Access to Methadone Treatment
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund Current biennium cost increase - Federal Expenditures Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Health and Human Services may experience an increase in General Fund and Federal Expenditures Fund Medicaid costs since federally qualified health centers are reimbursed at a rate significantly higher than methadone clinics.  It is likely that the additional cost to reimburse federally qualified health centers will exceed any possible transportation savings.