ME LD2123

Requires Department of Health and Human Services to provide supplemental payments for medically necessary deep sedation or general anesthesia for children's dental services at ambulatory surgical centers where at least 50% of patients are MaineCare members

Sets minimum reimbursement rate of $250 per 15-minute increment for anesthesia services provided to children, using dental terminology codes D9222 and D9223

Eliminates time limits on reimbursable anesthesia services for children's dental procedures as long as the anesthesia is medically necessary

Addresses existing backlog of MaineCare children waiting for dental services caused by current low reimbursement rates for anesthesia

Designated as emergency legislation, taking effect immediately upon approval rather than after the standard 90-day waiting period