Approved: 06/11/23
LD 659 LR 151(02)
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Projections
FY 2025-26
Projections
FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $770,908 $3,083,630 $3,083,630
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $770,908 $3,083,630 $3,083,630
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Fiscal Note
The bill includes an annual General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services of $770,908
beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 for a new MaineCare lifespan waiver, which will offer the services currently offered
under the department's rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Sections 21 and 29 and also
incorporate innovations such as self-directed services, employment options and transition services, beginning April 1,
2025.
There is funding in the currently proposed biennial budget for this new waiver program. If that initiative is part of the
final budget passed by the legislature, this appropriation can be removed and the language can move forward.
131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
An Act to Promote Seamless and Flexible Home and Community Supports Across the Lifespan for
Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or Autism
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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