125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1397		LR 25(02)
	An Act To Establish a Single-payor Health Care System To Be Effective in 2017
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$64,890	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	An allocation of Other Special Revenue Funds totaling $64,890 in fiscal year 2011-12 to the Legislature is included to authorize the expenditure of any outside funding received to fund the cost of the Maine Single-payor Health Care Plan Advisory Committee and the costs of consultants.  This study and related costs are contingent on the receipt of outside funding sufficient to fund the costs of the study.  If sufficient funding is received, the Legislature will be able to absorb the costs associated with staffing the advisory committee during the interim between legislative sessions.
	The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance will also be able to absorb the costs associated with providing asistance and information to the advisory committee and its consultants.