127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1552		LR 2590(05)
	An Act To Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Related to Injected Drugs
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-559) S "A" (S-513)
	Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill establishes a methodology for distributing funds for the hypodermic apparatus exchange programs certified by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and it allows the Maine CDC to amend rules regulating the programs. The bill clarifies that any funding for the programs is not intended to be the sole source of funding and does not limit the securing of other sources of funding. Any additional costs to the Maine CDC is expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.