Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Social Services
Appropriations Subcommittee

Function

The Administration line item houses the managerial and adminstrative functions of the department.

Intent Language

During the 2011 General Session, the Legislature approved the following intent language items for the Administration line item:

The Legislature intends that the Department of Workforce Services provide a report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by December 1, 2011 on the status of implementing recommendations from the A Performance Audit of DWS Eligibility Determination Services. The report would not be needed if a follow up audit is prioritized for the Legislative Auditor General by July 1, 2011.

The Legislature intends that the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Workforce Services report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by November 1, 2011 on how they will increase public awareness of their fraud reporting systems and encourage the public to report Medicaid fraud.

The Legislature intends that the Departments of Health, Human Services, Workforce Services, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by July 1, 2011 on how they will coordinate their response to the 34 recommendations within the State's control from State agencies contained in the issue brief entitled Medicaid Survey Results. Additionally, these agencies shall report by December 1, 2011 on specific plans of action or reasons for not acting on the 34 recommendations so that the Legislature may decide what additional action may be needed.

The Legislature intends that the Departments of Health, Human Services, Workforce Services, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by January 1, 2012 on plans to follow up feasible recommendations that could be implemented from the 945 comments from the public in the issue brief entitled Medicaid Survey Results. This report will allow the Legislature to decide what additional action may be needed.

The Legislature intends that the Department of Workforce Services report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst the feasibility of allowing non-state entities working with low income individuals to submit the required information for Medicaid and other public programs eligibility via online methods by December 31, 2011.

The Legislature intends the Department of Health and the Department of Workforce Services study the cost and benefits of potentially using additional tools for provider screening, asset verification, and beneficiary screening and report back recommendations for further action to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst by September 1, 2011.

Funding Detail

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Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
General Fund	$3,691,400	$3,702,300	$3,742,700	$3,079,700	$2,702,600
Federal Funds	$6,459,000	$6,975,400	$7,060,700	$7,157,700	$9,992,100
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$53,400	$53,900	$31,300	$34,100	$200,000
Transfers - Medicaid	$1,881,100	$1,866,400	$1,696,700	$2,096,500	$500,200
Total	$12,084,900	$12,598,000	$12,531,400	$12,368,000	$13,394,900

Programs:	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Administration	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,394,900
Executive Director's Office	$1,312,300	$1,576,900	$1,248,400	$2,213,200	$0
Administrative Support	$7,938,100	$8,074,500	$8,430,800	$7,645,200	$0
Communications	$1,061,300	$1,028,500	$1,002,000	$848,400	$0
Internal Audit	$581,900	$690,800	$666,800	$627,200	$0
Human Resources	$1,191,300	$1,227,300	$1,183,400	$1,034,000	$0
Total	$12,084,900	$12,598,000	$12,531,400	$12,368,000	$13,394,900

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Personnel Services	$6,154,300	$6,705,900	$6,333,700	$6,555,000	$9,829,800
In-state Travel	$26,300	$9,600	$10,400	$13,300	$23,500
Out-of-state Travel	$39,600	$17,400	$10,400	$30,300	$8,200
Current Expense	$5,793,500	$5,844,300	$6,144,300	$5,243,200	$3,464,200
DP Current Expense	$71,200	$20,800	$25,200	$526,200	$69,200
DP Capital Outlay	$0	$0	$7,400	$0	$0
Total	$12,084,900	$12,598,000	$12,531,400	$12,368,000	$13,394,900

Other Indicators	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Budgeted FTE	0.0	0.0	0.0	2,062.0	77.7
Actual FTE	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,755.0	0.0
Vehicles	0	0	0	119	7

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