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An Act To Reimburse Nursing Homes for the Loss of Coinsurance and Deductibles for Skilled Nursing Beds under Rules Adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services
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: Appropriates and allocates funding to reimburse nursing homes for the losses of coinsurance and deductibles for nondual Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program members in skilled nursing beds. This funding was removed under rules adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services as required in Public Law 2013, chapter 368.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$521,301	$521,301	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$521,301	$521,301	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$1,010,515	$1,010,515	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$1,010,515	$1,010,515	

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2017-18	2018-19	
Other Special Revenue Funds	$80,622	$80,622	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$80,622	$80,622	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
GENERAL FUND	$521,301	$521,301	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$1,010,515	$1,010,515	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$80,622	$80,622	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$1,612,438	$1,612,438	

SUMMARY
This bill appropriates and allocates funding to reimburse nursing homes for the losses of coinsurance and deductibles for skilled nursing beds under rules adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services as required in Public Law 2013, chapter 368.