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An Act To Provide an Annual Cost-of-living Adjustment to Nursing Facilities To Further Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study Long-term Care Facilities
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)
 
Nursing Facilities 0148
 
Initiative: Provides funding in the Nursing Facilities program to provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment required by Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 67, Principles of Reimbursement for Nursing Facilities.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$2,986,030	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$2,986,030	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$7,499,012	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$7,499,012	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$1,215,413	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$1,215,413	

SUMMARY
This bill provides funds to provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment to nursing facilities under the MaineCare program.