Office of Mental
Retardation (OMR) Deputy Secretary Kevin Casey presented an overview of the
department’s Fiscal Year 2006/07 budget request. The total request,
including state and federal dollars, is $2,130,593,000. The breakdown:
- State Centers: $278,945,000
- Private ICFs/MR: $312,462,000
- Community MR Services: $1,535,661,000
- Elwyn Institute Sheltered Workshop: $406,000, and
- Pennhurst Dispersal: $3,119,000.
The federal Social Services Block Grant was reduced by 46 percent or $6.4 million. The federal financial participation rate will be reduced from 55.50% to 54.39%. These reductions will be replaced with state dollars.
A two percent cost-of-living adjustment totaling $28.885 million has been requested, which would include provider and county administrative costs. If the legislature approves this as requested it does not limit its use to direct care wages.
The proposal calls for 806 individuals new to the system to be served.
- 68 persons aging-out of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program.
- 282 additional persons in the Consolidated Waiver.
- 156 additional persons in the Person/Family Directed Supports Waiver.
- 300 special dducation graduates transitioning to adult services.
OMR has requested funding of $11.29 million to implement the necessary changes to the Consolidated Waiver program, including funding for:
- Changing needs of waiver consumers,
- Standardized statewide individual assessments,
- Rate setting/plan review and provider qualifications,
- Intermediary Service Organization for Vendor model (uncertain if will be one agency or regional agencies),
- Back-up Administrative Entity, and
- Competency based training.
For an electronic copy of OMR’s budget overview for FY 2006/07 access the icon below.
OMR Budget Briefing FY 2006/07
