The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 14, 2000):

Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

The Executive Budget recommends the addition of 694 positions offset by the attrition of 248 positions for a net gain of 446 positions. The FTE workforce will be 22,188 positions. The Executive Budget also recommends (analysis as of January 13, 2000):

An average annual fill level of 22,018 for the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, a net increase of 335 ASAFLs. Reductions will be in the Institutional Services Program (531 ASAFLs), offset by an increases in Community Services (854) and Central Coordination and Support (12). According to GOER, OMRDD will have a net increase of 446 positions.
Discharge of 250 clients from institutional care, with new admissions restricted to emergency situations and special treatment units.
$2.97 million for expansion of specialized treatment units for persons with severe behavioral problems, including:

24 new secure beds will be opened at the Regional Behavior Intensive Treatment Unit at Finger Lakes DDSO.

Staffing for 60 new secure Center for Intensive Treatment beds at Norwich will come on-line in 2000-01.

A $12.6 million increase in Personal Services in the Community Services Program (and the associated increase of 854 AFLs) is related to, but may not be limited to, the following initiatives:

24 new State operated community beds in NYC for referrals of severely disabled children;
Operating funds for 100 state-operated NYS-CARES beds approved in the 1999-00 budget;
Enrichment of staffing ratios for the Intensive Treatment Units of Multiply Disabled Units (including services for 40 of 60 new dually diagnosed clients transferred from OMH); and
Service coordination to Family Care.

Aid to Localities increases include:

$29 million in NYS-CARES funding (1,000 beds, 600 case management opportunities, 190 day service opportunities, and family support services and in-home residential services)

A Medicaid trend factor of 2.9% and a 2.1% adjustment for ICF and most HCBS Waiver Programs ($32 million). Programs will be encouraged to invest in direct care wage and benefits increases.

$5.8 million for a $750 base wage and benefit for non-trended programs

Development of 700 day habilitation service opportunities for aging out populations, 140 new beds, day services and service coordination for legally mandated populations, and 1,200 new supported employment placements.

Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities
Program Details-State Operations
	Enacted	Proposed	Change in	Percent
Program	1999-2000 Budget	2000-01 Budget	Appropriation	Change
All Funds	$1,022,852,500	$1,045,434,000	$22,581,500	2.2%
General Fund	$137,641,500	$131,455,000	($6,186,500)	-4.5%
Special Revenue-Federal	$217,000	$63,000	($154,000)	-71.0%
Special Revenue-Other	$882,504,000	$911,411,000	$28,907,000	3.3%
Enterprise	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$0	0.0%
Fiduciary	$540,000	$555,000	$15,000	2.8%

Institutional Services	$329,637,000	$337,730,000	$8,093,000	2.5%
Personal Service	$207,298,000	$208,051,000	$753,000	0.4%
Nonpersonal Service	$43,734,000	$47,051,000	$3,317,000	7.6%
Enterprise	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$0	0.0%
Fiduciary	$505,000	$505,000	$0	0.0%
Maintenance Undist.	$76,150,000	$80,173,000	$4,023,000	5.3%

Community Services	$624,982,000	$639,264,000	$14,282,000	2.3%
Personal Service	$526,948,000	$539,541,000	$12,593,000	2.4%
Nonpersonal Service	$92,078,000	$94,146,000	$2,068,000	2.2%
Special Revenue-Fed.	$156,000	$0	($156,000)	-100.0%
Maintenance Undist.	$5,800,000	$5,577,000	($223,000)	-3.8%

Research in MR	$15,622,500	$15,752,000	$129,500	0.8%
Personal Service	$13,380,000	$13,601,000	$221,000	1.7%
Nonpersonal Service	$2,090,000	$2,101,000	$11,000	0.5%
Fiduciary	$35,000	$50,000	$15,000	42.9%
Maintenance Undistributed	$117,500	$0	($117,500)	-100.0%

Central Coordination	$52,611,000	$52,688,000	$77,000	0.1%
Personal Service	$35,154,000	$36,051,000	$897,000	2.6%
Nonpersonal Service	$14,892,000	$14,970,000	$78,000	0.5%
Special Revenue-Other	$1,604,000	$1,604,000	$0	0.0%
Special Revenue-Fed.	$61,000	$63,000	$2,000	3.3%
Maintenance Undistributed	$900,000	$0	($900,000)	-100.0%

Maintenance Undistributed	$0	$0	$0
Offset	($880,900,000)	($909,807,000)	($28,907,000)	3.3%
Special Revenue-Other	$880,900,000	$909,807,000	$28,907,000	3.3%

Last Updated on 01/24/00