42000300 - Residential Services for Committed Population

Account Description FY2009
Spending
FY2010
GAA
4200-0300 Residential Services for Committed Population
For secure facilities, including purchase-of-service and state operated programs incidental to the operations of the facilities; provided, that funds shall be expended to address the needs of the female population; provided further, that funds shall be expended to address suicide prevention; provided further, that all pharmacy services shall be paid through the state office of pharmacy services chargeback, item 4510-0108 of section 2B; provided further, that no charge or contract shall be made with alternate vendors to provide pharmacy services other than the state office of pharmacy services; provided further, that the commissioner may transfer up to 7 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item to items 4200-0100 and 4200-0200; and provided further, that 30 days before any such transfer is made, the commissioner shall file with the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means a plan showing the amounts to be transferred and the reason for the proposed transfer

99,745,410 99,326,675

Veto Explanation:  I am reducing this item by an amount not recommended in light of available revenues and I am striking this language because it is unduly burdensome.

Budget Reduction Explanation:   Reduces payments to providers to an amount that can be supported by the current revenue estimate.