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Budget Summary FY2011

Department of Developmental Services
Data Current as of:  8/6/2010



FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2011
Conference		 FY2011
Vetoes		 FY2011
GAA
Department of Developmental Services Administration and Operations 62,866 -5,711 57,156
Community Programs for the Intellectually Disabled 12,037 -396 11,641
Community and State Operated Residential Services 720,703 -3,941 716,762
DDS Rolland Court Monitor 400 0 400
State-Operated Residential Supports for the Intellectually Disabled 145,584 -2,594 142,989
Community Day and Work Programs for the Intellectually Disabled 119,989 -4,721 115,268
Respite Family Supports for the Intellectually Disabled 46,521 -1,517 45,004
Autism Division 4,130 -2 4,128
Turning 22 Program and Services 5,000 0 5,000
State Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled 150,209 -215 149,993
Templeton Developmental Center Farm Product Sales Retained Revenue 150 0 150
TOTAL    1,267,589 -19,096 1,248,493

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account description amount
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES 1,255,034,239
Direct Appropriations
5911-1003 Department of Developmental Services Administration and Operations
For the administration and operations of the department of developmental services; provided, that the department shall not charge user fees for transportation or community day services; provided further, that beginning July 1, 2010, the department shall track all prospective applicants with a diagnosis of Prader-willi syndrome who do not meet eligibility requirements to receive services provided by the department of developmental services due to definitions provided under 115 CMR 2.01; provided further, that the department shall develop an estimate of all residents with Prader-willi syndrome not currently being served by the department; provided further, that the department shall submit a report on the number of applicants and the number of residents estimated and the feasible costs of serving those applicants and potential applicants to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 3, 2011, detailing associated service costs by type;and provided further, that the department shall not charge fees for eligibility determination for services provided by the department or for applications of requests for transfer of guardianship



General Fund 90.916%

FMAP Budget Relief Fund 9.084%
 57,155,673
5911-2000 Community Programs for the Intellectually Disabled
For transportation costs associated with the adult services program; provided, that the department shall provide transportation on the basis of priority of need as determined by the department



General Fund 96.711%

FMAP Budget Relief Fund 3.289%
 11,641,431
5920-2000 Community and State Operated Residential Services
For vendor-operated, community-based, residential adult services, including intensive individual supports; provided, that annualized funding shall be expended for turning 22 clients who began receiving the services in fiscal year 2010 pursuant to item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009; provided further, that the commissioner of the department of developmental services shall transfer funds from this item to item 5920-2010, as necessary, pursuant to an allocation plan, which shall detail, by object class, the distribution of said funds to be transferred and which the commissioner shall file with the house and senate committees on ways and means 15 days before any such transfer; and provided further, that not more than $5,000,000 shall be transferred from this item in fiscal year 2011



General Fund 99.453%

FMAP Budget Relief Fund 0.547%
 716,762,130
5920-2002 DDS Rolland Court Monitor
For court monitor costs in compliance with the terms of the Rolland v. Patrick, 562 F. Supp. 2d 176 (D. MASS. 2008) 		400,000
5920-2010 State-Operated Residential Supports for the Intellectually Disabled
For state-operated, community-based, residential services for adults, including community-based health services; provided, that the department shall maximize federal reimbursement, whenever possible under federal regulation, for the direct and indirect costs of services provided by the employees funded in this item



General Fund 98.218%

FMAP Budget Relief Fund 1.782%
 142,989,359
5920-2025 Community Day and Work Programs for the Intellectually Disabled
For community-based day and work programs for adults; provided, that upon receipt of a written certification by the secretary of administration and finance, addressed to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the comptroller of the commonwealth, that legislation extending the commonwealth's eligibility for an enhanced federal medical assistance percentage pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5, not in effect as of June 1, 2010, has been duly enacted and signed into law by the President of the United States or that the federal government has otherwise obligated itself to release additional funding not available as of June 1, 2010, to the commonwealth during state fiscal year 2011,, annualized funding shall be expended for turning 22 clients who began receiving services in fiscal year 2010 pursuant to item 5920-5000 of section 2 of chapter 27 of the acts of 2009



General Fund 96.066%

FMAP Budget Relief Fund 3.934%
 		115,267,971
5920-3000 Respite Family Supports for the Intellectually Disabled
For respite services and intensive family supports; provided, that the department shall pursue the highest rates of federal reimbursement possible for such services



General Fund 96.739%

FMAP Budget Relief Fund 3.261%
 45,004,298
5920-3010 Autism Division
For contracted support services for families with autistic children through the autism division at the department of developmental services; provided, that funds shall be expended for the purposes of providing services under the Children's Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver; provided further, that the department shall expend not less than the amount authorized in fiscal year 2010 on the Children's Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver; provided further, that at a minimum, this waiver shall include children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 8, inclusive, including children with autism spectrum disorder ages 0 to 3, inclusive, receiving services through the department of public health's early intervention program; provided further, that the income eligibility for the waiver shall not be any lower than MassHealth standard income eligibility for children; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to ensure that eligible children with autism immediately begin to receive services pursuant to such waiver; provided further, that the department shall immediately file any waiver amendments necessary to comply with the requirements of this item with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities on the number of contracted support services provided for families with autistic children under this item and the costs associated with such services, not later than January 4, 2011; provided further, that such report shall include, but not be limited to, the services provided by the Children's Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver, with information regarding the number of children enrolled in the waiver and receiving services, linguistic and cultural diversity, age, gender and geographic representation of the applicants and the children enrolled in the program, and department plans to continue to assess the demand for waiver services, any executive office of health and human services plans to expand the waiver for children on the autism spectrum of all ages in the future and any other information determined relevant by the department; and provided further, that the department shall submit copies of any amended waiver to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on education and the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities upon submission of the amendment



General Fund 99.958%

FMAP Budget Relief Fund 0.042%
 4,128,480
5920-5000 Turning 22 Program and Services
For services to clients of the department who turn 22 years of age during state fiscal year 2011; provided, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 4, 2011, on the use of any funds encumbered or expended from this item including, but not limited to the number of clients served in each region and the types of services purchased in each region 		5,000,000
5930-1000 State Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled
For the operation of facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities; provided, that in order to comply with the decision in Olmstead v. L.E. 527 U.S. 581 and to enhance care within available resources to clients served by the department, the department shall take steps to consolidate or close intermittent care facilities for the individuals with intellectual disabilities, in this item called ICF/MRs, managed by the department and shall endeavor, within available resources, to discharge clients residing in the ICF/MRs to residential services in the community if the following criteria are met: (a) the client is deemed clinically suited for a more integrated setting; (b) community residential service capacity and resources available are sufficient to provide each client with an equal or improved level of service; and (c) the cost to the commonwealth of serving the client in the community is less than or equal to the cost of serving the client in ICF/MRs; provided further, that any client transferred to another ICF/MR as the result of a facility closure shall receive a level of care that is equal to or better than the care that had been received at the closed ICF/MR; provided further, that the department may allocate funds from this item to items 5920-2000, 5920-2010, and 5920-2025, as necessary, under allocation plans submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means 30 days before any transfer, for residential and day services for clients formerly receiving inpatient care at ICF/MRs; provided further, that the department shall maximize federal reimbursement, whenever possible under federal regulation, for the direct and indirect costs of services provided by the employees funded in this item; provided further, that the Secretary of Administration and Finance shall complete a study of the reductions and closings of the Glavin Regional Center, the Monson Development Center and the Templeton Development Center, including intensive individual supports, for the purpose of closing those state institutions? provided further, that no steps shall be taken to close said institutions through layoffs until the study is completed; provided further, that the study shall examine the costs and benefits of maintaining the institutions and shall identify alternative methods of providing the services currently provided by those institutions? provided further, that the study shall identify the number and names of all private nonprofit vendors who contract with the department to provide direct care in the community, the amount of state and federal resources paid to those vendors in fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the amount of clients served by these private nonprofit vendors in each of those fiscal years? provided further, that nothing in this item shall preclude an individual from exercising his rights to transfer to a community based residential placement either state or vendor operated? provided further, that the secretary shall report its findings in and its recommendations to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than April 1, 2011? and provided further, that at least 6 months prior to closing each of the aforementioned ICF/MRs, the secretary of housing and economic development or his designee and the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance or his designee shall meet jointly with affected municipal officials and produce a plan for the timely demolition of buildings, remediation of hazardous materials and future use of the property, including disposition by the commonwealth for redevelopment or conservation, if appropriate



General Fund 99.857%

FMAP Budget Relief Fund 0.143%
 149,993,472

account description amount
Retained Revenues
5982-1000 Templeton Developmental Center Farm Product Sales Retained Revenue
For the department of developmental services which may expend not more than $150,000 accrued through the sale of milk and other farm-related and forestry products at the Templeton Developmental Center for program costs of the center, including supplies, equipment, and maintenance of the facility; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary and for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefore as reported in the state accounting system 		150,000

account description amount
Intragovernmental Service Spending 6,500,000
5948-0012 Chargeback for Special Ed Alternatives for Intellectually Disabled Children
For a program providing alternatives to residential placements for children with mental retardation, including the costs of intensive home-based supports, provided in item 7061-0012 of section 2
                Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%
6,500,000

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 41,425
5947-0011 Real Choice Systems Change Grant Program
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Real Choice Systems Change Grant 		41,425

account description amount