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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 89
Author: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Amended: 6/12/13
Vote: 21
PRIOR SENATE VOTES NOT RELEVANT
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not available
SUBJECT : Budget Act of 2012
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill makes supplemental appropriations to the
Budget Act of 2012. Specifically, the bill appropriates
$482,870,000 from the General Fund (GF) to the Department of
Health Care Services; $8,290,000 GF to the Department of
Developmental Services; $5,915,000 GF to Health and Dental
Benefits for Annuitants; and $224,976 GF to reimburse qualified
counties for the costs of homicide trials.
Assembly Amendments delete Senate version of the bill which
expressed Legislative intent to enact statutory changes relating
to the Budget Act of 2013, and instead add the current language.
ANALYSIS : Department of Health Care Services . The Budget Act
of 2012 assumes savings in the Medi-Cal program associated with
various actions. These savings were not fully realized due to
several factors, including the shift of the Healthy Families
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program to Medi-Cal, a court injunction related to provider rate
reductions, and the lack of federal approval to eliminate
supplemental payments to non-designated public hospitals.
Department of Developmental Services. The Budget Act of 2012
assumes the number of persons with developmental disabilities
who will require services in state developmental centers
throughout the budget year. The actual developmental center
population is higher than budgeted. Additionally, the
department is required to contract with an independent
consultative review expert, as a condition of the Program
Improvement Plan entered into with the federal government.
Finally, the department receives federal Title XX Social
Services Block Grant funding to provide special services to
assist persons with developmental disabilities live in the least
restrictive environment possible. These block grant funds have
been reduced as a result of federal sequestration. Under the
Lanterman Act, which provides an entitlement to services for
persons with developmental disabilities, the department cannot
limit access to services to address the reduction in Title XX
funding.
Health and Dental Benefits for Annuitants . The Budget Act of
2012 assumes that savings associated with the transition to the
Employer Group Waiver Plan for CalPERS Supplemental Medicare
plans would offset any potential shortfall in federal
reimbursement dollars. However, the savings amount is
insufficient to fully accomplish this.
Homicide Trials . Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15200) of
Part 6 of Division 3 of Title 2 the Government Code allows for
qualified counties to seek state reimbursement for homicide
trial costs, upon review and approval of the State Controller.
The counties of Mariposa, Amador and Lassen all have such
claims.
This bill:
1.Department of Health Care Services . Appropriates $482,870,000
GF to address the erosion of anticipated savings, due largely
to the shift of the Healthy Families program to Medi-Cal, a
court injunction related to provider rate reductions, and the
lack of federal approval to eliminate supplemental payments to
non-designated public hospitals.
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2.Department of Developmental Services . Appropriates $2,392,000
GF to reflect a higher than budgeted population in the state
developmental centers; and $241,000 GF to fund the current
year costs of an independent consultative review expert,
required as a condition of the Program Improvement Plan
entered into with the state Department of Public Health, as a
result of the loss of federal certification for four of the
ICF units at Sonoma Developmental Center. Appropriates
$5,657,000 GF to provide a backfill for the loss of federal
Title XX block grant funding as a result of the federal
sequester.
3.Health and Dental Benefits for Annuitants . Appropriates
$5,915,000 GF for June health care premiums for state and
state university employees, due to a shortfall in federal
Medicare Part D subsidy funds that occurred during the state's
transition to the Employer Group Waiver Plan for CalPERS
Supplemental Medicare Plans.
4.Homicide Trials. Appropriates $224,976 GF to reimburse
qualifying counties for costs associated with homicide trials.
Specifically, provides $12,773 GF to Mariposa County for the
case "People v. Cary Stayner"; $59,629 GF to Amador County for
the cases "People v. Bergo" and "People v. Manisap, Nguyen,
Saechao, Tai, and Tran"; and $152,574 GF to Lassen County for
the case "People v. McElrath, James."
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Committee, this bill
appropriates $497,299,976 from the General Fund to address
various budget shortfalls in the Budget Act of 2012.
JA:nl 6/13/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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