122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1914 LR 2609(02)
An Act To Increase Wheelchair Van Services Reimbursement Rates
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $445,000 $463,089 $483,095
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund  $0 $445,000 $463,089 $483,095
Federal Expenditures Fund $0 $763,582 $797,704 $832,165
Revenue
Federal Expenditures Fund $0 $763,582 $797,704 $832,165
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill provides a FY 2006-07 General Fund appropriation of $445,000 for the Department of Health and Human Services to increase MaineCare reimbursement rates for wheelchair van services.  It is assumed this appropriation, combined with federal Medicaid matching funds, would fund an increase in the wheelchair van service base rate per trip from $14.62 to $18.00 per trip and the mileage rate from $1.65 to $3.00 per mile.