GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
FISCAL YEAR 2003
PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST
THE DHR BOARD ON AUGUST 2001
THIS BUDGET WAS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR IN SEPTEMBER
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| 1 | Provide new Intensive Family Intervention services in homes, schools and other community locations for families with children who have serious emotional disturbance (SED). | $2,929,394 | $2,670,842 |
| 2 | Provide funds to establish day services, supported employment and vocational training services for 280 young adults with mental retardation who are leaving the public school system. | 3,707,522 |
1,971,316
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| 3 | Provide funds to transition 65 children with mental retardation from state hospitals to community placements. | 3,520,061 |
2,181,629
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| 4 | Provide funds to expand community based services to an additional 175 clients on the mental retardation planning list, including funds for 100 residential care slots, 60 slots for family support services and 15 slots for supported employment/day habilitation. | 4,643,646 |
2,113,824
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| 5 | Provide Community Care waiver services to 500 new clients who are eligible for Medicaid. | 3,860,263 |
1,642,937
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| 6 | Provide Home and Community Based Services to 500 new clients who are not eligible for Medicaid. | 999,491 |
999,491
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| 7 | Provide state matching funds for services under the Medicaid HIV waiver. | 8,210,526 |
3,322,800
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| 8 | Fund the cost of the new pneumococcal conjugatevaccine (Prevnar) for children, which protects against bacterial meningitis, ear and blood infections. | 2,215,197 |
2,215,197
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| 9 | Provide funding for substance abuse treatment for women whose children have been abused or neglected due to substance abuse. |
1,972,504
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1,972,504
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| 10 | Provide funds for substance abuse treatment services for five Drug Courts in the state. |
1,779,675
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1,779,675
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| 11 | Provide emergency funds for Adult Protective Services clients who may be in jeopardy of not remaining in their homes. |
300,000
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300,000
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| 12 | Provide funds to expand the respite, training and education services in the Caregiver Resource Program. |
750,943
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750,943
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| 13 | Provide elder abuse prevention, training, and education for older Georgians. |
454,072
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454,072
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| 14 | Contract for education, training, and technical assistance to the more than 1,600 personal care homes that provide services to approximately 25,000 persons who are elderly or disabled. |
131,000
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131,000
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| 15 | Establish four consumer led centers that provide recovery oriented support for obtaining education recovery oriented support for obtaining education and jobs for mental health consumers. |
607,356
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523,375
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| 16 | Fund one Epidemiologist position in the Whitfield, Clayton, Gwinnett and Laurens Public Health districts. This will result in one Epidemiologist position in each of the 19 Public Health Districts. |
400,000
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400,000
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| 17 | Provide funds to expand client transportation services in Lincoln, Wilkes, Taliaferro, Warren, McDuffie, Glascock, Burke and Jenkins Counties. |
400,000
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400,000
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| 18 | Provide funds to contract for the operation of a customer service center for the Office of Child Support Enforcement. |
1,248,000
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424,320
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| 19 | Provide funds for training of DHR Information Technology staff on new systems and technologies. |
330,612
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330,612
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| 20 | Provide funds to operate and enhance information systems that support services to DHR clients. (AIMS, SUCCESS and the Client Transportation Management System) |
1,297,190
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1,297,190
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| 21 | Provide funds for the expansion of DFCS' Change Centers in Albany and Atlanta. |
1,563,000
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1,015,950
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| 22 | Provide funding for relocation of county DFCS offices in Douglas, Gordon, Oconee, Sumter, Long, and Treutlen Counties. |
1,783,090
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1,123,347
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| Departmental Totals | $43,103,542 |
$28,021,024
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| *Includes $4.7 million Child Protective Services request. | |||
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES
FISCAL YEAR 2003
PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST
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| 1 | Add 196 positions (140 line staff and 56 supervisors) as the second year.of a plan to reduce caseloads of child protection workers. | $12,268,614 | $9,135,638 |
| 2 | Provide funds for general salary increases and supplemental pay for Social Services staff. | 9,306,909 |
7,240,968
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| 3 | Provide funds to revise the Social Services training curriculum, add four trainers and establish four additional regional training centers. | 3,334,734 |
1,588,311
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| 4 | Provide funds to expand services for children in state custody. Services include items such as mental health treatment, behavioral aides, tutoring, assessment and additional wraparound services for MATCH children. | 7,467,656 |
5,515,818
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| 5 | Provide funds to add 12 specially trained staff to investigate child fatalities and cases of alleged abuse in foster homes. This is the third year of a four year plan to provide full coverage in all judicial circuits. | 990,205 |
741,736
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| 6 | Provide for a $1.00 increase in the per them rate for family foster care. The proposed rates are $13.75 for children under six, $14.50 for children six through twelve and $15.25 for children 13 and older. | 5,506,404 |
4,145,233
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| 7 | Provide 100 emergency foster care beds in areas not served by emergency shelters. | 667,215 |
667,215
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| 8 | Provide funds for four pilot sites around the state to expand private foster care services. | 1,095,000 |
895,200
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| 9 | Provide funds to increase reimbursements to Special Assistant Attorneys General (SAAGs) to a minimum of $55.00 per hour and to cover a 5% increase in the number of hours billed. |
2,989,673
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2,342,910
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| 10 | Provide funds to support an increased number of children in family foster care and receiving adoption assistance. |
2,765,817
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2,060,036
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| 11 | Provide funds for an adjustment in the Institutional Foster Care rates to cover increased cost. |
887,095
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354,838
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| 12 | Provide funds to expand Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) services into three new jurisdictions, and enhance services in 38 current locations. |
200,000
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200,000
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| 13 | Provide funds to expand Child Advocacy Centers in two sites and enhance services in 30 current locations. |
200,000
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200,000
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| 14 | Provide funds to expand early intervention services provided to children and families by Healthy Families Georgia. |
200,000
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200,000
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| 15 | Provide funds for the Office of Child Fatality Review of the Statewide Child Abuse Prevention Panel. |
331,340
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331,340
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| 16 | Provide funds to contract for an assessment of the toll free systems for reporting child abuse and neglect in other states. The results will be used to develop a plan for an effective system in Georgia. |
100,000
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100,000
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| Total Child Protection Request | $48,310,663 |
$35,719,243
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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES
FISCAL YEAR 2003
PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST
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| 1 | Provide funds to cover the reduction in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate. | $5,327,987 | $5,327,987 |
| 2 | Provide funds for the cost of the new pneurnococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar) for children, which protects against bacterial meningitis, ear and blood infections. | 873,354 |
873,354
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| 3 | Provide state matching funds for services under the new Medicaid HIV waiver. | 682,917 |
682,917
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| 4 | Provide funding to meet the growth in the number served and prescription costs for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). | 4,385,385 |
4,385,385
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| 5 | Provide funds to support an increased number of children in family foster care and receiving adoption assistance. | 2,661,678 |
1,962,512
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| 6 | Provide funds for the relocation of Union and Paulding County DFCS offices. | 542,735 |
341,923
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| 7 | Provide funds for a Change Center in Albany. | 174,747 |
113,586
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| 8 | Fund contracts with District Attorney Offices in nine judicial circuits (32 counties) for Child Support Enforcement services. | 2,559,911 |
2,559,911
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| 9 | Provide funds to operate and enhance information systems that support services to DHR clients (AIMS, SUCCESS and the Client Transportation Management System) and to purchase Master License Agreements (MLAs) for Department workstations. |
4,492,623
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3,797,413
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| 10 | Provide funds to begin implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (H I PAA). |
1,000,000
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500,000
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| 11 | Provide for increased costs for rents, data telecommunications and utilities due to rate increases. ( $2,104,944 in rent, $421,875 in data telecommunications and $1,391,568 in utilities) |
5,781,390
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3,918,387
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| 12 | Provide funds for assessment and planning required for the conversion of DFIR applications to GTA Portal Architecture. |
250,000
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250,000
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| 13 | Provide funds for MicroSoft licenses required for the migration to MicroSoft Enterprise License Agreement. |
3,862,905
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2,704,034
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| 14 | Request authorization to transfer operating funds at Atlanta Regional Hospital to contract for a single point of entry provider for community services. |
Yes
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| 15 | Request authorization for object class transfer of $1,962,000 from contracts to DFCS Grant-in-Aid for 30 counties that will use the local DFCS offices as their fiscal agent in SFY02. |
Yes
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| 16 | Request authorization for object class transfer of $845,098 ($1,574,000 total) from DFCS Social Services (67?2) to DFCS Program Administration and Development (67?13) to realign budget for regional social services training centers. |
Yes
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| Departmental Totals | $32,595,632 |
$27,417,409
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GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
FISCAL YEAR 2003
PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST
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West Central Hosp. | Replace underground electrical lines campuswide |
$453,600
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Augusta Regional Hosp. | Repairs to Facility Paging System |
$93,934
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Savannah Regional Hosp. | Final Phase (2 of 2) Upgrade Campus Fire Alarm Systems |
$378,000
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Savannah Regional Hosp. | Replace Paging Communication System - Campuswide-16 Bldg. Complex |
$218,000
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Southwestern Hosp. | Ceiling and Light Replacement in Biulding 414-Patient Building |
$448,202
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General Administration | Construct PH District Office Bldg. on campus of NW Ga. Regional Hospital |
$2,487,828
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Northwest Georgia Reg. | Renovate Building 300/315 for Adolescent Unit |
$540,000
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Atlanta Regional Hosp. | Re-roof Mansards - Final Phase (3 of 3)-Bldgs. 9 and 12-20 |
$284,322
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Augusta Regional Hosp. | Air Handler Replacement-Bldgs. 1,201,202,4,16,14,13,5,3 and 15 |
$798,156
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Augusta Regional Hosp. | Replace 2 Water Heaters - 16 and 207 |
$64,069
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Central State Hosp. | HVAC Renovations - Phase 5 of 6 - Yarbrough Bldg. |
$3.099,732
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Gracewood State Hosp. | Replace Roofs on Buildings 15,15 Annex, 103 (A&D), 57& 58 - Phase 1 of 3 |
$1,037,352
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Gracewood State Hosp. | Replace HVAC units & balance systems in 5 Bldgs. 76,8,28,6 and 1 |
$707,077
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Central State Hosp. | Water Proof Buildings - Phase 1 of 3-Kidd, Allen, Aud,, & Boone Bldgs. |
$540,600
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West Central Hosp. | Re-roof 5 buildings - 4. 5, 14, 15, & 18 |
$229,805
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West Central Hosp. | Upgrade individual buildings HVAC monitoring/control system Campuswide |
$456,004
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Northwest Georgia Reg. | Replace Central Laundry Equipment-Bldg. 919 |
$136,500
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Southwestern Hosp. | Replace Cooling Tower |
$129,744
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Central State Hosp. | Renovate Client Bathrooms - Phase 1 of 3 - Allen Bldg. |
$931,500
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Central State Hosp. | Upgrade Steam Plant - Phase 1 of 3 |
$650,000
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Southwestern Hosp. | Replace Flooring Building 414 |
$513,450
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Central State Hosp. | Install Steam Meters - GDC Building |
$513,450
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Northwest Georgia Reg. | Renovate Interior Buildings 402, 406,408, 410, 412 |
$309,978
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Gracewood State Hosp. | Replace Existing Windows in Building 76 - Client Living Area |
$172,432
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Southwestern Hosp. | Upgrade Laundry Equip.-Replace Existing Equip. w/tunnel washer-Bldg.400 |
$920,305
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Southwestern Hosp. | Replace Laundry Ironer - Bldg. 400 |
$185,301
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West Central Hosp. | Replace Deareator Tank at Building 18 Steam Plant |
$58,800
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Atlanta Regional Hosp. | Renovate Building 6 |
$236,003
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Atlanta Regional Hosp. | Renovate Bathrooms - 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 17 and 18 |
$635,720
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Augusta Regional Hosp. | Replace Floor Covering - Bldg. 4 |
$87,492
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Atlanta Regional Hosp. | Remove and Replace Floor Tile in Patient Bldgs.-3,4,5,7,8,9,11,17, and 18 |
$2,123.831
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West Central Hosp. | Replace Lock and Door Hardware on buildings 2,3,6,7,9, 10 & 11 |
$378,000
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Augusta Regional Hosp. | Asbestos Abatement /Ceiling- Bldgs. 201,202.3,4.9,10,11,12,20,14,15 & 16 |
$265,776
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Central State Hosp. | Asbestos Abatement Phase I of 3 - 10 Bldgs. |
$2,222,750
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Southwestern Hosp. | Repair Pavement Cracks and Resurface 1 1/2" Overlay - Campuswide |
$341,377
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West Central Hosp. | Install Automatic Door Openers for Handicap Bldgs. 2,3,6,7,9 & 10 |
$202,623
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Northwest Georgia Reg. | Asbestos Abatement - 34 buildings |
$388,800
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