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129th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 880 |
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LR 1040(02) |
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An Act To Respond
to Federal Changes to Social Programs |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " |
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Committee: Health and Human Services |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Fiscal Note |
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Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Current biennium cost increase - Federal Expenditures Fund |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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The bill requires
the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to study the impact of
increases in the minimum wage and any statutory requirements for earned paid
leave on the reimbursement rates for all services reimbursed under the DHHS's
rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual Chapter III. The DHHS is required to develop an
assessment of future shortfalls and develop a plan to ensure that
reimbursement rates remain sufficient to cover any future increases. The DHHS
may consult or contract with any experts or stakeholders that the DHHS
determines appropriate. The DHHS would see a fiscal impact as a result of
contracted rate studies that may need to occur to fulfill the requirements of
this bill. The average contract amount for a rate study is $105,000 and if
all sections required an outside contractor the cost could be as much as
$1,890,000. As it is not known which sections of policy will require an
outside contractor and which can be done by the DHHS, no estimate of the cost
for the rate studies can be determined at this time.
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