129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1441 LR 1201(03)
An Act To Align the Laws Governing Dental Therapy with Standards Established by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-503)
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
             
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Current biennium cost increase - Federal Expenditures Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill will require a technology change to the Maine Integrated Health Management System in the Office of MaineCare Service within the Department of Health and Human Services which is estimated to have a one-time cost of $19,841, of which $4,960 is a General Fund cost. This bill provides no new funding. The impact of these new unfunded costs on other programs in the DHHS cannot be determined at this time.
Additional costs to the Board of Dental Practice, affiliated with the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, to implement the requirements of this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.