Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 2 Fiscal Year 2011

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY 2011

Operating Transfers


SECTION 2E. The sums set forth in this section are hereby appropriated from the General Fund unless specifically designated otherwise in this section, for the purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this section and subject to the laws regulating the disbursement of public funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. The secretary of administration and finance shall allot up to the amount appropriated in this section under section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws. Any allotment under this section shall be made in accordance with a transfer schedule to be developed for each item by the secretary of administration and finance, after consulting the appropriate agency secretary, the comptroller and the state treasurer.

 

Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Transfers Resource Summary ($000)
GOVERNMENT AREA
FY2011
Budgetary
Recommendations
Administration and Finance 397,047
Health and Human Services 1,189,445
Transportation 375,127
TOTAL 1,961,619
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Administration and Finance

account description amount
GROUP INSURANCE COMMISSION 397,047,386
1599-6152 State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund
To provide for an operating transfer to the State Retiree Benefits Trust Fund, established pursuant to section 24 of chapter 32A of the General Laws
397,047,386


Health and Human Services

account description amount
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1,189,445,300
1595-1068 Medical Assistance Trust Fund
To provide for an operating transfer to the MassHealth provider payment account in the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, established under section 2QQQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds may be expended only for services provided during state or federal fiscal year 2011, and no amounts previously or subsequently transferred into the Medical Assistance Trust Fund may be expended on payments described in the 1115 demonstration waiver for services provided during state fiscal year 2011 or payments described in the state plan for services provided during federal fiscal year 2011; provided further, that all payments from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund shall be subject to the availability of federal financial participation, shall be made only in accordance with federally-approved payment methods, shall be consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services, and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that any increase in payment made from the trust fund totaling an amount greater than $251,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 shall be made only after the secretary of health and human services certifies that any increase in payments from the trust fund shall not exceed the negotiated limit for section 1115 waiver spending; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall notify, in writing, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and the joint committee on healthcare financing for any increases in payments within 15 days; provided further, that the secretary of the executive office of health and human services shall make a payment of up to $247,605,130 from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund to the Cambridge public health commission for dates of service in state and federal fiscal year 2011 only after the Cambridge public health commission transfers up to $95,105,130 of its funds to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, using a federally permissible source of funds which shall fully satisfy the nonfederal share of such payment
392,500,000
1595-5819 Commonwealth Care Trust Fund
To provide for an operating transfer to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund , established under section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that up to $30,000,000 shall be transferred from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund, established under section 36 of chapter 118G of the General Laws; provided further, that the hospital fiscal year 2011 payment amount to each hospital shall be funded by the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; provided further, that payments may be made either as safety net care payments under the commonwealth's 1115 waiver, or as an adjustment to Title XIX service rate payments, or a combination thereof; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services and the health safety net office may use other federally permissible funding mechanisms available for public service hospitals, as defined in 114.1 CMR 36.02, to reimburse up to $70,000,000 of uncompensated care at the hospitals using sources distinct from the funding made available to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the secretary of health and human services and the executive director of the commonwealth health insurance connector, shall on a quarterly basis evaluate the revenue needs of the health safety net program funded by the Health Safety Net Trust Fund and the Commonwealth Care subsidized health insurance program funded from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, and if necessary, transfer monies between these funds for the purpose of ensuring that sufficient revenues are available to support projected program expenditures; provided further, that the secretary of administration and finance shall report any transfers made between the Health Safety Net Trust Fund and the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the house and senate committees on ways and means and joint committee on healthcare financing; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if the secretary of administration and finance determines that amounts transferred from the General Fund to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund are not needed to support the costs of the Commonwealth Care and Commonwealth Care Bridge subsidized health insurance programs in fiscal year 2011, the secretary of administration and finance shall notify the comptroller of this determination and the comptroller shall transfer such amounts from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the General Fund
796,945,300


Transportation

account description amount
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 375,126,756
1595-6368 Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund
To provide for an operating transfer to the Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund, established under section 4 of chapter 6C of the General Laws; provided, that pursuant to subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2) of section 1 of chapter 35 of the acts of 2009, the Massachusetts department of transportation shall transfer not less than $160,000,000 to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and $15,000,000 to the regional transit authorities
                Commonwealth Transportation Fund ............... 100%
375,126,756


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