Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Deputy Secretary Kevin Casey presented an overview of the proposed FY 2007/08 budget request. Due to the change from the Office of Mental Retardation to ODP and the inclusion of the new Bureau of Autism Services, this overview included both programs. The total budget for autism and mental retardation, including state and federal dollars is $2,338,578,000.
Bureau
of Mental Retardation
Breakdown for mental retardation services:
• State Centers – $291,440,000
• Private Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded ( ICFs/MR)
– $321,345,000
• Community Mental Retardation Services – $1,712,469,000
• Elwyn Institute – $418,000
• Pennhurst Dispersal – $3,223,000
A three percent cost-of-living adjustment totaling $24,311,000 in state funds is requested, which would include provider and county costs not just for direct care workers. The federal financial participation rate will be reduced from 54.39% to 54.08% and this reduction will be replaced with state dollars.
State centers and ICFs/MR will continuation with the 6 percent assessment. There are funds ($6,530,000) to convert 40 ICF/MR beds to community consolidated waiver funding.
A $28,900,000
Waiting List Initiative would provide services for:
• 73 persons aging out of Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and
Treatment funding,
• 963 additional persons in the consolidated waiver,
• 1,592 additional persons in the person/family directed supports waiver,
and
• 800 special education graduates to receive daytime activities through
the person/family directed supports waiver.
Funding is budgeted
for Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required activities:
• $4 million for implementation and management support related to the
consolidated waiver, and
• $4 million for changing needs of individuals in both waivers.
Bureau
of Autism Services
This bureau is budgeted at $44,955,000 state funding and $4,728,000 federal
funding. Increased funding will provide 140 adults with autism spectrum disorders
with services through a prepaid in-patient health plan. A statewide model
will be developed to support the needs of individuals and will include training
and technical assistance, information outreach, assessment procedures, and
program monitoring. The bureau is working on other funding options for services
such as changing the existing OBRA waiver and applying to CMS for an Autism
waiver.
An electronic copy of the ODP budget is available from Linda Drummond.
