125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1816		LR 2701(06)
	An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Streamline and Prioritize Core Government Services Task Force for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013 and To Make Certain Other Allocations and Appropriations and Changes to the Law Necessary to the Operation of State Government
	Fiscal Note for House Amendment "      "
	Sponsor: Rep. Flood of Winthrop
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($108,878)	($328,304)	$12,345,509	$9,985,901
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$1,391,122	$12,345,509	$12,345,509	$9,985,901
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$3,177,321	$20,962,682	$20,962,682	$20,962,682
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	$14,173,813	$0	$0
	Dirigo Health Fund		$0	($4,812,061)	$0	$0
Transfers
	General Fund		$1,500,000	($1,500,000)	$0	$0
	Other Special Revenue Funds		($1,500,000)	($3,312,061)	$0	$0
	Dirigo Health Fund		$0	$4,812,061	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment reduces the General Fund cost of the bill by $108,878 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $328,304 in fiscal year 2012-13.  It eliminates the bill's proposed extension of the current 1.87% Dirigo Health access payment rate through June 30, 2013 and allows the rate to decrease to 1.64% on July 1, 2012 as scheduled. It also reduces by $4,812,061 the bill's one-time transfer from the Dirigo Health Fund to the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program and would result in a reduction in Other Special Revenue Funds resources for the state share of MaineCare costs.  This amendment also increases General Fund appropriations in fiscal year 2012-13 to offset reductions in MaineCare payments to hospitals.  This General Fund cost is offset by increased revenue from the imposition of a temporary 0.39% hospital assessment beginning July 1, 2012 for hospital fiscal years ending during calendar year 2008 and an increase of $1,500,000 in the one-day borrowing from Other Special Revenue Funds.