Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
03/20/2015 01:30 PM Senate FINANCE
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| SB26 | |
| Overview: Fy 16 Budget Department of Health and Social Services | |
| Adjourn |
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| += | SB 26 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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SENATE BILL NO. 26
"An Act making appropriations, including capital
appropriations and other appropriations; making
appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for
an effective date."
1:36:19 PM
^OVERVIEW: FY 16 BUDGET DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL
SERVICES
1:36:19 PM
SANA EFIRD, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND SOCIAL SERVICES, introduced herself.
MICHAEL FRAWLEY, FACILITIES MANAGER, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND SOCIAL SERVICES, introduced himself.
Ms. Efird discussed the PowerPoint, "Results for Alaskans,
Department of Health and Social Services, FY 2016 Capital
Budget" (copy on file).
Ms. Efird looked at slide 2, "FY 2016 Capital Request." The
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Match for Code Blue was
located in the Capital Budget bill. The other project,
Mental Health Home Modification and Upgrades request was
identified in the Mental Health Budget. The EMS request was
$500,000 in general funds (GF), and the Home Modification
request was $750,00 in GF and $300,000 of MHTAAR funding
for a total of $1,050,000.
Ms. Efird addressed slide 3, "Emergency Medical Services
Match for Code Blue Projects - $500.0 GF Match."
-Matches federal, local and private funds to purchase
critical EMS equipment and ambulances
-Serves all seven EMS Regions
-Projects identified by Code Blue Steering Committee
-Since program inception in FY 2002, over $20,500.0
has been leveraged.
Senator Dunleavy wondered why the projects had ongoing
requests. Ms. Efird replied that the issue was ongoing.
There was a waitlist from every EMS regions each year. The
request did not cover their universe of need for the
projects. The EMS Code Blue would replace old equipment, so
there was a constant turnover of old ambulances and other
types of equipment.
Senator Dunleavy wondered why the other project had ongoing
requests. Ms. Efird replied with slide 4, "Mental Health
Home Modification and Upgrades to Retain Housing - $1,050.0
($750.0 GF/Co-Chair Hawker, $300.0 MHTAAR)":
-Competitive capital grants
-Provides housing modifications
-Allows persons with a disability to remain in their
homes
-Approximately 125 families served each grant cycle
-Grantees coordinate efforts
1:40:53 PM
Senator Dunleavy wondered if this was the first year for
the Home Modification, and whether there was leftover money
from previous years. Ms. Efird responded that the program
was created in 2002, and there was approximately $8 million
appropriated since that time. Over $6 million of the total
was expended, and the current grant cycle had encumbered
the majority of that money, but had not been completely
expended.
Senator Dunleavy wondered which organization administered
the program. Ms. Efird replied that it was a competitive
grant program, and there were a number of grantees that she
would provide to the committee.
Vice-Chair Micciche asked if there were strict perimeters
for whether the home modifications were needed for a
specific case. Ms. Efird replied that there were perimeters
under the solicitation and the agreements with the
grantees, there were a number of specifications. For
example, the grantee must require individuals to sign a
promissory note for a period of three years, as a security
agreement. Within that three-year period, the grant funds
must be repaid, if the recipient no longer resides in the
dwelling.
Vice-Chair Micciche wondered if the state had a process to
collect a removable high value home. Ms. Efird responded
that there were funding limits. She shared that individuals
with special needs could receive a maximum of $15,000 per
home, and there were some other specifications on the
amount of funding. She believed that the state would not
recoup the funds after the three-year limit.
Senator Dunleavy asked if the competitive bid process had
any leftover from year to year. Ms. Efird replied that the
entire amount of funding was appropriated, but there may be
leftover funds through each grantee. That leftover money
was used for another request for proposal (RFP).
Co-Chair MacKinnon announced the following week's agenda.
SB 26 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
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| 032015 DHSS Capital Budget Overview.pdf |
SFIN 3/20/2015 1:30:00 PM |
SB 26 |