121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 808
		An Act To Control County Jail Health Care Expenses
		LR 0915(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Bunker
		Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current costs - State Mandate
State Mandate
	New or Expanded Activity			Unit Affected	Costs
	Acquiring and maintaining Mainecare pricing information and modifying existing medical care contracts and reimbursement systems creates a State mandate for the counties.			County	Insignificant
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	While the bill helps limit county health care costs, limiting the amount a county may pay for medical services provided to a prisoner to the Mainecare reimbursement rate applicable to that provider will impose certain recordkeeping functions on the counties, generating additional administrative costs.