131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1602 LR 2467(06)
An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Stakeholder Group Convened by the Emergency Medical Services' Board on Financial Health of Ambulance Services
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-338)
S "A" (S-484) to C "A" (S-338)
Committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 Projections  FY 2025-26 Projections  FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $56,878 $87,151 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $56,878 $87,151 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes one-time General Fund appropriations of $56,878 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $87,151 in fiscal year 2024-25 to the Department of Public Safety for one limited-period Management Analyst I position and related costs to collect and report cost and performance information related to emergency services.  This position begins November 1, 2023 and ends June 7, 2025.
Additional costs to the Maine Health Data Organization to include data on ambulance services in reports related to payments for services rendered by health care facilities and practitioners are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.