Department of Law
The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 29, 2006:
- Adds a $1.6 million maintenance undistributed appropriation to the Litigation Settlement and Civil Recovery Account (Special Revenue-Other) in the Counsel for the State Program.
- Adds $2.9 million in federal funds to the Medicaid Fraud Control Program in a new maintenance undistributed appropriation in the Federal Health and Human Services Account.
- Adds a $200,000 maintenance undistributed appropriation to the Recoveries and Revenue Account (Special Revenue-Other) in the Medicaid Fraud Control Program.
The Senate and Assembly made the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of March 20, 2006):
Senate:
- Rejected the additional $1.4 million maintenance undistributed appropriation in the Public Advocacy program for services and expenses related to a web-based prescription drug retail price list.
Assembly:
- Added $1.6 million in a maintenance undistributed appropriation to the Litigation Settlement and Civil Recovery Account (Special Revenue-Other) in the Counsel for the State Program.
- Added $2.9 million in a maintenance undistributed appropriation for the Federal Health and Human Services Fund in the Medicaid Fraud Control Program.
The proposed 30-day amendments recommend (analysis as of February 9, 2006):
- An additional $1.4 million maintenance undistributed appropriation in the Public Advocacy program for services and expenses related to a web-based prescription drug retail price list. It is our understanding that the department once maintained such a list with volunteers. This appropriation can be used to hire State employees or consultants. How the department intends to use this funding should be explored at statewide agency labor management.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 25, 2006):
- A FTE level of 1,752 positions, unchanged from the adjusted 3/31/06 FTE level in the SFY 2005-06 Executive Budget. The adjusted 2005-06 level is 17 FTEs greater than anticipated. The 18 additional FTEs are in the Counsel for the State Program (Special Revenue-Other). There is no increase in personal service funding for this program to provide for annualized funding of these additional FTEs, this should be questioned at statewide labor-management.
- An All Funds appropriation of $223.15 million, increased by $22,000 over last year. Two appropriations that appeared as maintenance undistributed items in the Administration and Medicaid Fraud Control Programs SFY2005-6 budget were folded into the nonpersonal services appropriations for those programs.
- According to the Assembly, although the Federal government has awarded the Department additional funding for the operations of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the budget includes not increase in appropriation authority to support such funding so the Department will be unable to hire additional medically-trained personnel to analyze questionable claims, as recommended by the federal government.
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2005-06 Budget
2006-07 Budget
2006-07 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$223,172,000
$224,550,000
$229,250,000
$6,078,000
2.7%
General Fund
$124,678,000
$126,078,000
$126,078,000
$1,400,000
1.1%
Special Revenue-Federal
$32,738,000
$32,716,000
$35,616,000
$2,878,000
8.8%
Special Revenue-Other
$65,756,000
$65,756,000
$67,556,000
$1,800,000
2.7%
Administration
$29,594,000
$29,594,000
$29,594,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$14,426,000
$14,426,000
$14,426,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$11,668,000
$15,168,000
$15,168,000
$3,500,000
30.0%
Maintenance Undistributed
$3,500,000
$0
$0
($3,500,000)
-100.0%
Appeals and Opinions
$5,435,000
$5,435,000
$5,435,000
$0
0.0%
Personal Service
$4,608,000
$4,608,000
$4,608,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$827,000
$827,000
$827,000
$0
0.0%
Counsel for State
$82,320,000
$82,320,000
$83,920,000
$1,600,000
1.9%
Personal Service
$24,619,000
$24,619,000
$24,619,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,635,000
$1,635,000
$1,635,000
$0
0.0%
Maintenance Undistributed
$8,158,000
$8,158,000
$8,158,000
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$47,908,000
$47,908,000
$49,508,000
$1,600,000
3.3%
Litigation Settlement (SRO)
$47,908,000
$47,908,000
$49,508,000
$1,600,000
3.3%
Personal Service
$16,505,000
$16,505,000
$16,505,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$22,644,000
$22,644,000
$22,644,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$8,182,000
$8,182,000
$8,182,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Costs
$577,000
$577,000
$577,000
$0
0.0%
Maintenance Undistributed
$0
$0
$1,600,000
$1,600,000
100.0%
Criminal Prosecution
$24,452,000
$24,430,000
$24,430,000
($22,000)
-0.1%
Personal Service
$16,673,000
$16,673,000
$16,673,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$2,853,000
$2,853,000
$2,853,000
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Federal
$22,000
$0
$0
($22,000)
-100.0%
Special Revenue-Other
$4,904,000
$4,904,000
$4,904,000
$0
0.0%
Medicaid Fraud Control
$45,660,000
$45,660,000
$48,760,000
$3,100,000
6.8%
Special Revenue-Federal (SRF)
$32,716,000
$32,716,000
$35,616,000
$2,900,000
8.9%
Special Revenue-Other (SRO)
$12,944,000
$12,944,000
$13,144,000
$200,000
1.5%
Fed Hlth & Human Svc (SRF)
$32,716,000
$32,716,000
$35,616,000
$2,900,000
8.9%
Personal Service
$17,828,000
$17,828,000
$17,828,000
$0
0.0%
Nonpersonal Service
$5,788,000
$5,788,000
$5,788,000
$0
0.0%
Fringe Benefits
$8,500,000
$8,500,000
$8,500,000
$0
0.0%
Indirect Costs
$600,000
$600,000
$600,000
$0
0.0%
Maintenance Undistributed
$0
$0
$2,900,000
$2,900,000
100.0%
Medicaid Fraud Siezed Assets (SRO)