126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1486		LR 1782(01)
	An Act To Reduce the Use of Hospital Emergency Departments for Preventable Oral Health Conditions
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Spkr. Eves of North Berwick
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$1,935,957	$2,220,397	$668,778	$688,778
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$1,935,957	$2,220,397	$668,778	$688,778
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$3,132,657	$3,554,368	$1,102,581	$1,102,581
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Health and Human Services will require General Fund appropriations of $1,935,957 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $2,220,397 in fiscal year 2014-15 for the net costs of expanding MaineCare coverage of oral health services for MaineCare eligible persons 21 years of age and older. Assumes 33,557 MaineCare eligible adults (25% of those eligible) will access these new oral health services at an average annual cost of $442 resulting in total annual costs of $14,832,194 (state and federal).  Offsetting against these costs are assumed savings in hospital expenditures related to dental diagnostic codes and a re-direction of funds being spent on adult dental care. The bill's additional spending is assumed to fully phase in during the biennium while offsetting savings are assumed to phase-in over a longer period of time.