Approved: 06/16/23
LD 1204 LR 34(02)
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Projections
FY 2025-26
Projections
FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $148,569 ($659,056) ($720,406) ($719,801)
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $148,569 ($659,056) ($720,406) ($719,801)
Federal Expenditures Fund $290,103 $2,800,724 $3,055,247 $3,055,247
Other Special Revenue Funds $166,362 $71,979 $73,837 $75,694
Revenue
Federal Expenditures Fund $290,103 $2,800,724 $3,055,247 $3,055,247
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $148,569 in fiscal
year 2023-24 and $456,659 in fiscal year 2024-25 for the Department of Health and Human Services to provide
reimbursement under the MaineCare Program for services that can be provided under the program to individuals who
are incarcerated and that facilitate an individual's transition back into the community for at least the 90-day period
prior to release of an individual from incarceration in a county jail, regional jail or a correctional facility, including
required technology changes, and to establish one Eligibility Specialist position. Federal Expenditures Fund
allocations and Other Special Revenue Funds allocations are also included for the FMAP match.
The bill also includes a General Fund deappropriation of $1,115,715 in fiscal year 2024-25 to the Department of
Corrections for medical services costs that will now be covered by MaineCare.
Fiscal Note
131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
An Act to Improve the Health of Maine Residents by Closing Coverage Gaps in the MaineCare
Program for Incarcerated Persons
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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