129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1660		LR 1174(05)
	An Act To Improve Access to Physician Assistant Care
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (S-432) S "A" (S-444) to C "A" (S-432)
	Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Fiscal Note
			FY 2019-20	FY 2020-21	Projections  FY 2021-22	Projections  FY 2022-23
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$26,139	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$26,139	$0	$0	$0
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$78,418	$0	$0	$0
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$78,418	$0	$0	$0
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($51,000)	($51,000)	($51,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services of $26,139 in fiscal year 2019-20 for technology changes required to allow physician assistants to be reimbursed directly for services. A one-time Federal Expenditures Fund allocation is also included for the FMAP match.
	The impact of the change in certain application and registration fees is a net reduction in dedicated revenue of $35,000 annually to the Board of Licensure in Medicine and $16,000 annually to the Board of Osteopathic Licensure, both affiliated boards of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation.