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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Lopez		DATE TYPED:	01/24/02		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Eliminate Waiver Program Waiting List				SB	86
					ANALYST:		Esquibel

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY02	FY03	FY02	FY03
	$2,000.0			Recurring	General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in The General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

No Response

Human Services Department (HSD)

Department of Health (DOH)

State Agency on Aging (SAOA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 86 appropriates $2 million from the general fund to DOH for the purpose of providing services for all eligible persons, up to the maximum number permitted, under New Mexico’s Medicaid disabled and elderly waiver (D&E) program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $2 million contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY03 shall revert to the general fund.

HB2 currently contains $6.7 million within the HSD budget for the D&E waiver.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The bill appropriates the funds to DOH, but the D&E Medicaid waiver is currently administered by HSD.

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