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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
4510-0108	Chargeback for the State Office of Pharmacy Servic For the costs of pharmaceutical drugs and services provided by the state office for pharmacy services in this section called SOPS; provided, that SOPS shall notify in writing all agencies listed below of their obligations under this item by July 31, 2007; provided further, that SOPS shall provide pharmacy services for the following agencies: the department of public health, the department of mental health, the department of mental retardation, the department of correction, and the sheriff's departments of Franklin, Hampden and Plymouth; provided further, that the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, the department of youth services, and the sheriff's departments of Worcester, Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable and Dukes shall submit reports to SOPS, the house and senate committees on ways and means, and the secretary of administration and finance, not later than September 15, 2007, detailing their pharmaceutical drug and service costs for fiscal year 2007; provided further, that on December 1, 2007, SOPS shall become the sole provider of pharmacy services for any agency failing to submit said report and for any agency who fails to submit all of the information required by SOPS to perform an adequate cost analysis; provided further, that not later than December 15, 2007 SOPS shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the secretary of administration and finance detailing the cost estimates for SOPS to provide the same level of service as the current provider of pharmacy services for: the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, the department of youth services, and the sheriff's departments of Worcester, Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable and Dukes; provided further, that if the report provides data indicating that SOPS can provide the same level of service more cost effectively than the present provider of pharmacy services, then 30 days after the submission of said report SOPS shall become the pharmacy service provider for those agencies; provided further, that SOPS shall continue to work to reduce medication costs, provide standardized policies and procedures in a clinically responsible manner, provide comprehensive data analysis and improve the quality of clinical services; provided further, that SOPS shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means by June 30, 2008, on the savings realized by each agency listed above in comparison to their pharmacy costs in fiscal year 2007; and provided further, that the report shall also provide recommendations for the inclusion of other entities that may realize a cost savings by joining SOPS                 Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%	0	45,786,520

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	0	0	0	0	400
Operating Expenses	0	0	0	0	45,387
TOTAL	0	0	0	0	45,787

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.