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An Act To Preserve MaineCare Assisted Living by Providing a Cost-of-living Adjustment to Private Nonmedical Institutions and Adult Family Care Homes
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for adult family care homes that are providing service pursuant to Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter II, Section 2.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$80,000	$164,444	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$80,000	$164,444	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$128,889	$263,333	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$128,889	$263,333	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for MaineCare Appendix C private nonmedical institutions.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$1,445,000	$2,962,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$1,445,000	$2,962,000	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$2,312,000	$4,740,000	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$2,312,000	$4,740,000	

PNMI Room and Board Z009
 
Initiative: Provides funds for a 4% cost-of-living rate increase for MaineCare Appendix C private nonmedical institutions.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$630,000	$1,292,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$630,000	$1,292,000	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)

DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$2,147,000	$4,402,000	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$2,428,000	$4,977,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$4,575,000	$9,379,000	
 
Sec. 2. Annual cost-of-living adjustment. The Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 2, Adult Family Care Services; Chapter III, Section 2, Section 97, Appendix C: Principles of Reimbursement for Medical and Remedial Service Facilities; and Chapter 115, Principles of Reimbursement for Residential Care Facilities - Room and Board Costs, to provide for ongoing, annual rate changes beginning July 1, 2015 to adjust for inflation. For each of the state fiscal years ending July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017, the amount of the adjustment is 4%. For each year thereafter, the department shall set the inflation adjustment cost-of-living percentage change in reimbursement each year in accordance with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index medical care services index.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides funds to give adult family care homes and Appendix C private nonmedical institutions a 4% cost-of-living rate increase in funding in each of the next 2 fiscal years. Annual cost-of-living adjustments are provided by rule for each fiscal year thereafter in accordance with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index medical care services index.