Department of Public Health
Data Current as of: 10/29/2007

FISCAL YEAR 2008 RESOURCE SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT		FY 2008 Conference	FY 2008 GAA
4510-0100	Department of Public Health	17,091	17,091
4510-0110	Community Health Center Services	7,289	7,289
4510-0600	Environmental Health Services	3,997	3,997
4510-0710	Division of Health Care Quality and Improvement	8,402	8,402
4510-0720	Certified Nurse's Aide Scholarships Fund	250	250
4510-0721	Board of Registration in Nursing	1,651	1,651
4510-0722	Board of Registration in Pharmacy	513	513
4510-0723	Board of Registration in Medicine and Acupuncture	2,545	2,545
4510-0725	Health Boards of Registration	446	446
4510-0790	Regional Emergency Medical Services	1,247	1,247
4510-0810	Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Pediatric SANE Programs	3,610	3,610
4512-0103	HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Services	36,941	36,941
4512-0200	Division of Substance Abuse Services	77,811	77,811
4512-0201	Substance Abuse Step-Down Recovery Services	5,000	5,000
4512-0500	Dental Health Services	2,618	2,618
4513-1000	Family Health Services	7,207	7,207
4513-1002	Women, Infants and Children's Nutritional Services	13,327	13,327
4513-1020	Early Intervention Services	38,237	38,237
4513-1023	Newborn Hearing Screening Program	83	83
4513-1024	Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program	350	350
4513-1026	Suicide Prevention and Intervention Program	3,750	3,750
4513-1111	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	14,169	14,169
4513-1130	Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Treatment	3,867	3,867
4516-1000	State Laboratory and Communicable Disease Control Services	15,050	15,050
4530-9000	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Services	4,031	4,031
4570-1502	Infection Prevention Program	1,000	1,000
4580-1000	Universal Immunization Program	48,772	48,772
4590-0250	School-Based Health Programs	16,748	16,748
4590-0300	Smoking Prevention and Cessation Programs	12,750	12,750
4590-0915	Public Health Hospitals	135,206	135,206
4590-1503	Pediatric Palliative Care	800	800
4590-1506	Violence Prevention Grants	2,000	2,000
4510-0099	Health Facility Licensing, Inspections and Records Fee Retained Revenue	6,000	6,000
4510-0106	End of Life Care Commission Retained Revenue	100	100
4510-0615	Nuclear Power Reactor Monitoring Fee Retained Revenue	1,524	1,524
4510-0616	Prescription Drug Registration and Monitoring Fee Retained Revenue	601	601
4510-0712	Division of Health Care Quality Health Facility Licensing Fee Retained Revenue	1,305	1,305
4510-0726	Board of Registration in Medicine Fee Retained Revenue	300	300
4512-0106	HIV/AIDS Drug Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue	1,900	1,900
4512-0225	Compulsive Behavior Treatment Program Retained Revenue	1,000	1,000
4513-1010	Early Intervention Services Medicaid Reimbursement Retained Revenue	4,500	4,500
4513-1012	WIC Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue	22,000	22,000
4516-0263	Blood Lead Testing Fee Retained Revenue	1,487	1,487
4516-1022	State Laboratory Tuberculosis Testing Fee Retained Revenue	300	300
4518-0200	Registry of Vital Records and Statistics Fee Retained Revenue	400	400
4590-0912	Western Massachusetts Hospital Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue	16,007	16,007
4590-0913	Shattuck Private Medical Vendor Retained Revenue	500	500
4590-0917	Shattuck Hospital Department of Correction Inmate Retained Revenue	4,000	4,000
TOTAL		548,684	548,684

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account	description	amount
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH		598,420,040
Budgetary Direct Appropriations		548,683,520
Direct Appropriations
4510-0100	Department of Public Health For the operation of the department, the determination of need program, established under section 25C of chapter 111 of the General Laws, the health statistics program, including the operation of a cancer registry and occupational lung disease registry, and the continuation of the cardiac surgery data collection and validation program to collect and validate data from all hospitals in the commonwealth that perform open heart surgery; provided, that the position of assistant commissioner shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws; and provided further, that state or federal funding for school-based abstinence education shall be used only in conjunction with the teaching of comprehensive sexuality education	17,090,934
4510-0110	Community Health Center Services For community health center services; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Cape Cod Free Clinic; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Duffy Health Center; provided further, that $40,000 shall be expended for the Dismas House at the Worcester county house of correction; provided further, that $300,000 shall be expended for medical respite services provided by the Boston Health Care for the Homeless program; provided further, that $1,000,000 shall be expended for the managed care program at community health centers known as CenterCare; provided further, that of the $1,000,000, no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that $225,000 shall be expended on a statewide program of technical assistance to community health centers to be provided by a state primary care association qualified under section 330(f)(1) of the United States Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. section 254c(f)(1); provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Merrimack Valley Hospice Home Care; and provided further, that the department shall assist professional and nonprofit agencies dedicated to the advancement of the scope and nature of health care services delivered in communities by community health centers and to pursue available federal technical assistance funding	7,289,253
4510-0600	Environmental Health Services For an environmental and community health hazards program, including control of radiation and nuclear hazards, consumer products protection, food and drugs, lead poisoning prevention in accordance with chapter 482 of the acts of 1993, lead-based paint inspections in day care facilities, inspection of radiological facilities, licensing of x-ray technologists and the administration of the division of environmental epidemiology and toxicology for the purposes of chapter 111F of the General Laws the "Right-to-Know" law; provided, that the expenditures from this item for the fair packaging and labeling survey program shall be contingent upon the prior approval of the proper federal authorities for reimbursement of 100 per cent of the amounts so expended; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for a comprehensive study on lyme disease; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the completion of the comprehensive study of the exposure routes and patterns of contaminants in the Maple Meadowbrook Aquifer migrating to and affecting the Wilmington drinking water supply and the study of incidents of childhood cancer in the town of Wilmington; provided further, that not less than $107,500 shall be expended for the Silent Spring Institute to complete the household exposure study; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to hire additional food and air quality inspectors to rectify the inadequacies reported by the state auditor in March 2007; provided further, that not more than $14,800 shall be allocated to the Franklin Regional Council of Governments for costs associated with the regional public health program; provided further, that $195,000 shall be expended for the purpose of the director of the bureau of environmental health assessment of the department of public health to continue an environmental risk assessment of the health impacts of the General Lawrence Logan Airport in the East Boston section of the city of Boston on any community that is located within a 5 mile radius of the airport and is potentially impacted by the airport; provided further, that the assessment may include, but not be limited to, examining incidences of respiratory diseases and cancers and performing medical and laboratory tests and examinations of residents of these communities; provided further, that the bureau shall report its findings, together with any recommended response actions by the commonwealth, to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 1, 2008; provided further, that the department shall file a report with the house and senate ways and means committees, the joint committee on public health, and the joint committee on health care financing, on the status of local health inspections of food establishments, consistent with the department of public health food safety regulations and a report on the current waiting list for indoor air inspections by October 1, 2007; and provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for the purpose of siting or locating a low-level radio-active waste facility in the commonwealth	3,996,868
4510-0710	Division of Health Care Quality and Improvement For the operation of the division of health care quality and the office of patient protection; provided, that the division shall be responsible for assuring the quality of patient care provided by the commonwealth's health care facilities and services, and for protecting the health and safety of patients who receive care and services in nursing homes, rest homes, clinical laboratories, clinics, institutions for the mentally retarded and the mentally ill, hospitals and infirmaries, including the inspection of ambulance services; provided further, that the division shall track and report the number and type of dementia or Alzheimer's special care units in each facility; provided further, that the department shall provide quarterly reports of its findings to the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that the division shall coordinate its work with the board of registration in medicine and the various other boards of registration under the department of public health to promote quality patient care in facilities licensed by the department, shall report specific instances of preventable medical error that involve an individualized component investigated by the board of registration and a systemic or institutional component investigated by the division, the medical, administrative, educational and disciplinary outcomes of such instances of preventable medical error and the ways in which coordination promotes quality patient care, fairness and accuracy in disciplinary actions, and better provider and facility education; provided further, that investigators shall conduct investigations of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation; provided further, that the division shall assign such investigators to perform their duties on staggered shifts which shall be established by the division in order to provide coverage adequate to ensure that all complaints of abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation are investigated, and that the department shall investigate complaints during evening and weekend hours, as needed, to assess the validity of the complaint; provided further, that not less than 10 per cent of all routine surveys of the facilities shall be completed during evening or weekend hours; provided further, that the division shall minimize the need for payment of overtime to investigators in both emergent and non-emergent situations and shall not authorize the assignment of overtime hours for any investigator when the duties can be performed on a non-overtime basis by another investigator; provided further, that all investigators in the division of health care quality responsible for the investigations shall receive training by the Medicaid fraud control unit of the office of the attorney general under a comprehensive training program to be developed by the division and the unit; provided further, that the division shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the number of incident reports and, for those reports requiring investigations under section 72H of chapter 111 of the General Laws, indicating for each such report the time in which the division: (1) completed its investigation; (2) made an evaluation and determination of the validity of the report; and (3) made a referral of such report to the appropriate agency; provided further, that if in any quarter the division maintains a backlog of cases requiring investigation that have not been investigated, evaluated and determined within the time frames established in said section 72H of said chapter 111, the division shall include in the report an explanation as to the reasons therefore; provided further, that the division shall include in the report a list of all instances of the payment of overtime for investigators and the justification therefore and in each quarter shall compare the overtime expenditures from this item with the overtime expenditures made in the corresponding quarter of fiscal year 2007; provided further, that the division shall continue to research and develop, in consultation with the nursing home industry and consumer representatives, appropriate confidential survey tools to assess consumer satisfaction in long-term care facilities; provided further, that the division shall continue a comprehensive training, education and outreach program for nursing home administrators and managers and other supervisory personnel in long-term care to improve the quality of care in long-term care facilities; provided further, that the program shall promote the use of best practices, models of quality caregiving and the culture of workforce retention within the facilities and shall focus on systemic ways to reduce deficiencies; provided further, that services funded through this item shall include, but not be limited to: education, training, intervention, support, surveillance and evaluation; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the results of the program not later than April 30, 2008; and provided further, that $40,000 shall be expended for Bedside Advocates, Inc. for the development of a pilot project focused on transitional care for geriatric patients transitioning to their homes from acute care hospitals	8,401,687
4510-0720	Certified Nurse's Aide Scholarships Fund For a scholarship program for certified nurses' aide and direct care worker training; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that the department shall establish appropriate guidelines and application criteria for the administration of the program; provided further, that the scholarships shall cover the full cost of tuition to an approved certified nurses' aide or long-term care direct worker training program, including approved programs providing for cross-training; provided further, that funds shall also be available to provide adult basic education and English as a second language training for applicants otherwise meeting criteria for the scholarships, as well as pilot training programs using enhanced curricula designed to support increased retention; provided further, that the department shall, in consultation with the nursing home industry, consumer groups, the department of labor and workforce development, the Commonwealth Corporation, training providers and other appropriate state and local agencies, conduct outreach regarding the availability of such scholarships; provided further, that the department shall consult with the scholarship program advisory council and the extended care career ladder initiative to review and recommend new training requirements for certified nurses' aides, home health aides and home care workers to improve the quality of the direct care workforce and the quality of care provided in all long-term care settings by developing skill standards, supporting the transition from training to work, improving retention, promoting portability, recognizing career advancement curricula and addressing language and education barriers; and provided further, that costs for outreach activities shall not exceed 5 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item and administrative costs of the program shall not exceed 5 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item	250,000
4510-0721	Board of Registration in Nursing For the costs of personnel, administration, information technology, equipment, newsletters and other essential spending of the board of registration in nursing; provided, that the board shall prepare an annual report detailing the total number of cases referred to and investigated by the board, the resolution of these cases, the approximate number of cases assigned to each investigator and any increases or decreases in cases referred to the board in the previous 6 months; provided further, that the board shall submit the report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on public health and the commissioner of public health; provided further, that the board shall prepare a compilation of cases involving preventable medical error that resulted in harm to a patient or health care provider for the purpose of assisting health care providers, hospitals and pharmacies to modify their practices and techniques to avoid errors; and provided further, that the board shall submit the compilation to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on public health and the commissioner of the department of public health by January 4, 2008, and shall make the compilation widely available, including by electronic means, to the public and to all hospitals, pharmacies and health care providers doing business in the commonwealth	1,651,178
4510-0722	Board of Registration in Pharmacy For the costs of personnel, administration, newsletters, dues, travel, public information advertising, and other expenses of the board of registration in pharmacy; provided, that the board shall prepare an annual report detailing the total number of cases referred to and investigated by the board, the resolution of these cases, the approximate number of cases assigned to each investigator and any increases or decreases in cases referred to the board in the previous 6 months; provided further, that the board shall submit the report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on public health and the commissioner of the department of public health; provided further, that the board shall prepare a compilation of cases involving preventable medical error that resulted in harm to a patient or health care provider for the purpose of assisting health care providers, hospitals and pharmacies to modify their practices and techniques to avoid error; and provided further, that the board shall submit the compilation to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on public health and the commissioner of the department of public health by January 4, 2008, and shall make the compilation widely available, including by electronic means, to the public and to all hospitals, pharmacies and health care providers doing business in the commonwealth	512,705
4510-0723	Board of Registration in Medicine and Acupuncture For the operation and administration of the board of registration in medicine and the committee on acupuncture; provided, that the board of registration in medicine shall prepare an annual report addressing its activities with respect to licensing, enforcement, law and policy, patient safety and other relevant topics, including, but not limited to, the total number of cases referred to and reviewed by the board, the resolution of such cases, the approximate number of cases assigned to each investigator, any increases or decreases in cases referred to the board in the previous 6 months, a compilation of cases from its patient care assessment program describing incidents involving preventable medical error that resulted in harm to patient or health care provider for the purpose of assisting the providers, hospitals and pharmacies to modify their practices and techniques to avoid error and any other relevant topics; provided further, that the board shall submit the report to the general court, house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing and the joint committee on public health by January 4, 2008, and shall make the compilation widely available, including by electronic means, to the public; and provided further, that the board shall promulgate rules and regulations to coordinate their patient care assessment program with the boards of registration in nursing and pharmacy	2,545,496
4510-0725	Health Boards of Registration For the costs of personnel, administration, public information advertising and other expenses of certain health boards of registration, including the boards of registration in dentistry, nursing home administrators, physician assistants, perfusionists and respiratory care	446,226
4510-0790	Regional Emergency Medical Services For regional emergency medical services; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that the regional emergency medical services councils, designated as such in accordance with 105 CMR 170.101 and the C-MED communications as of January 1, 1992, shall remain the designated councils and C-MEDs; provided further, that the department shall report quarterly on the number of investigations of ambulance services performed by the inspectors and by inspectors funded in items 4510-0710 and 4510-0712 as well as the number of investigations pending at the end of each quarter and the reasons therefore; and provided further, that the department, in conjunction with the regional emergency services councils, notwithstanding section 27C of chapter 29 of the General Laws to the contrary, shall promulgate regulations to ensure that all basic, intermediate and paramedic emergency medical technicians are certified to use and have available epinephrine for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis	1,246,896
4510-0810	Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Pediatric SANE Programs For a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner program and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner program for the care of victims of sexual assault; provided, that the program shall be established by the department to operate under specific statewide protocols and by an on-call system of nurse examiners; and provided further, that funds shall be expended for a contract with the Massachusetts Children's Alliance to support children's advocacy centers in the commonwealth	3,610,111
4512-0103	HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Services For acquired immune deficiency syndrome services and programs; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that no funds shall be transferred into the AA object class; provided further, that particular attention shall be paid to direct the funding proportionately amongst each of the demographic groups afflicted by HIV/AIDS; provided further, that funds shall be expended for rental housing subsidies for the purposes of preventing admissions to acute hospitals, chronic hospitals and nursing homes for persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome; provided further, that the department may contract for the administration of this program; provided further, that the costs of such administrative contract shall not be expended from this item; provided further, that rents payable by tenants shall not be less than 30 per cent of total household income if heat and cooking fuel are provided by the landlord and shall not be less than 25 per cent of total household income if heat and cooking fuel are not provided; provided further, that no funds shall be expended for subsidies for housing units in excess of the number of units funded on June 30, 1991; provided further, that the department shall not enter into any new housing contracts or expend funds for such new contracts in fiscal year 2008 that would fund units in excess of the number of units funded on June 30, 2007; and provided further, that no funds from this item shall be expended for disease research in fiscal year 2008	36,941,316
4512-0200	Division of Substance Abuse Services For the division of substance abuse services, including a program to reimburse driver alcohol education programs for services provided for court adjudicated indigent clients; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that not less than $750,350 shall be expended for a contract with STEP, Inc., for sobriety treatment, education and prevention; provided further, that $500,000 shall be expended for an opiate education and counseling competitive grant program in Suffolk county; provided further, that not less than $3,000,000 shall be expended for the establishment of 60 community-based beds in locked-down, non-correctional settings for men who have been civilly committed to a substance abuse treatment program pursuant to section 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for three Sobriety High Schools; provided further, that not less than $1,149,750 shall be expended to Gavin Foundation for a male adolescent residential facility for substance abuse and rehabilitation services and for an adjoining female adolescent residential facility for substance abuse and rehabilitation services, totaling 28 beds, located in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $833,000 shall be expended for the Volunteers of America Rebound Youth Residential Recovery Program at Long Island Hospital in the city of Boston for substance abuse and rehabilitation services to youths with addictions; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be provided to the Essex county district attorney to continue to develop a pilot program for non-violent offenders in a non-correctional locked down substance abuse treatment facility; provided further that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the restoration of 24-hour services at the Albany St. Shelter operated by the Cambridge and Somerville program for Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation; provided further, that said offenders agree to enter said treatment facility, complete treatment and pay restitution for any crimes committed, on the condition that their arraignment be held in abeyance; provided further, that other district attorneys may utilize said program upon mutual agreement of all parties; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be provided to the Boston municipal court to fund treatment coordinators for the drug court program to treat nonviolent, substance-abusing offenders; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended to fund 10 beds through the CAB program in conjunction with the H.E.A.T. program at Woburn District Court; provided further that $100,000 shall be expended for the prevention of substance abuse in the town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $319,500 shall be expended for a contract with Gavin Foundation, Inc., to provide a Total Immersion program in conjunction with the probation departments of the South Boston division of the district court, the Somerville division of the district court, the Hingham division of the district court, the Brighton division of the district court, and other district courts and that the funding shall be expended for the maintenance of a training program by the Gavin Foundation for a statewide Total Immersion program; provided further, that the Gavin Foundation shall be contracted to provide the Total Immersion programs described in this item; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Latino After School Initiative; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the New Beginnings program; provided further, that not less than $158,000 shall be expended for the Haitian Multi-Service Center in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $225,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Barnstable Action for New Directions (BAND) program facilitated by the Gosnold Society of Cape Cod Inc., in conjunction with the Barnstable district court and the Cape and Islands district attorney; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Link House, Inc., in the town of Salisbury, for purposes of establishing transitional housing for women in recovery from substance abuse; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's substance abuse program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a contract with Bay Cove Human Services, Inc., for the purposes of establishing an independent licensed halfway house in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, in collaboration with the Charlestown Recovery House, Inc., for persons in recovery from alcoholism and chemical dependency; provided further, that not less than $155,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and operation of the Intensive Outpatient Program at the South Boston Collaborative for the purposes of responding to adolescent suicide clusters and drug abuse in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be expended for six regional recovery support centers; provided further, that there shall be a recovery support center in each region; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the Hampden county Residential Program For Women; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended to the Berkshire County Youth Development Project for youth intervention services; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the Northern Educational Services, Inc., in Springfield, to operate the Youth Zone Program; provided further, that not less than $125,000 shall be expended for Self Esteem Boston's substance abuse direct service prevention programs and provider training programs; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield Public Health Department for drug prevention outreach and education; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended on the Russian Teens-at-Risk program operated by the Jewish Family Children's Service in the cities of Boston and Lynn and the town of Brookline; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Winchester Substance Abuse Coalition in the town of Winchester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the North End Community Health Center in Boston; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall expended for Franklin Medical Center's Beacon Recovery Program at the Orange Recovery House; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be provided to Second Step, Inc. in the city of Newton for the provision of substance abuse prevention and education programs to the survivors of domestic violence and their children; provided further, that $75,000 shall be expended to continue an Opiate Abuse Prevention and Intervention Program for Youth in the city of Melrose; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Tynan Community Centers Adolescence Wellness Program in the South Boston section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be provided to Project Cope, Inc., in Lynn for the prevention and education of the problems associated with Oxycontin and heroine use; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide victims' family support services and anti-violence advocacy programs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for teens through programs provided by the Ashland Recreational Department; provided further, that not less than $145,000 shall be expended in grants for the Framingham Coalition for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for maintaining the substance abuse and mental health pilot programs in houses of correction in Hampden county, Norfolk county, Middlesex county and Barnstable county; provided further, that 1 counselor shall continue to be assigned for every 200 inmates within each facility; and provided further, that said pilot programs shall continue to report bi-annually upon the progress of the program and the rate of recidivism to the joint chairpersons of the mental health and substance abuse committee and to the chairpersons of the house and senate committee on ways and means; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Exodus Outreach Recovery Program; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the operation of Learn-to-Cope, a support group providing parents and families with children addicted to OxyContin and heroin with substance abuse recovery treatment resources and emotional support; and provided further, that not less than $70,000 shall be expended for the Adolescent Education program of the South Boston Neighborhood House in the South Boston section of the city of Boston	77,811,216
4512-0201	Substance Abuse Step-Down Recovery Services For substance abuse step-down recovery services, otherwise known as level B beds and services, and other critical recovery services with severely reduced capacity; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; and provided further, that the department shall submit quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on the number of individuals served by the step-down recovery services program	5,000,000
4512-0500	Dental Health Services For dental health services; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that, of the amount appropriated in this item, funds shall be expended to maintain a program of dental services for the developmentally disabled; provided further, that not less than $122,000 shall be allotted to the Taunton Oral Health Clinic in the city of Taunton for the basic dental needs of moderate and low-income residents of southeastern Massachusetts; provided further, that the department shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a quarterly report on the number of children served by this dental health services program and the number of children waiting to be served by the program; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended to Harbor Health Services, Inc. for support and implementation of a model dental program that provides comprehensive dental care for low-income uninsured adults throughout Cape Cod; and provided further, that not less than $750,000 shall be expended for the Forsyth Institute's Center for Children's Oral Health to fund a school-based demonstration project to offer preventative oral health care to children in high need areas including Boston, Lynn, and the Cape and Islands	2,618,150
4513-1000	Family Health Services For the operation of the bureau of family health services; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, than not less than $350,000 be expended for the operations of the Regional Poison Control Center; provided further, that not less than $5,600,000 shall be provided for comprehensive family planning services, including HIV counseling and testing, community-based health education and outreach services, provided by agencies certified as comprehensive family planning agencies, family planning clinics and primary care services for women and children; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for ROCA, Inc. for outreach and youth development for at-risk youth and young adults in Chelsea, Revere, and East Boston; provided further, that not less than $150,000 of said funds shall be expended for such programs in the Bowdoin/Geneva and the Uphams Corner/North Dorchester sections of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Falmouth Family Planning; provided further, that $450,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Birth Defects Monitoring Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Molly Bish Institute for Child Safety at Mount Wachusett Community College; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Leanne's Dream Foundation in East Boston; provided further, that not less than $120,000 shall be expended for the North End Outreach Network of Springfield; provided further, that $200,000 shall be expended for an elder health and outreach program in Saugus; provided further, that $10,000 shall be expended for the Cancer House of Hope in the city of Westfield; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the Immigrants Assistance Center, Inc., in New Bedford for its unique bilingual AIDS education; provided further, that $25,000 shall be expended for regional respite, counseling and holistic therapy services offered by the Cancer Connection, located in the City of Northampton; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Massachusetts Sudden Infant Death Center at Boston Medical Center	7,206,716
4513-1002	Women, Infants and Children's Nutritional Services For women, infants and children's (WIC) nutrition services in addition to funds received under the federal nutrition program; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that all new WIC cases, in excess of fiscal year 1991 caseload levels, shall be served in accordance with priority categories 1 through 7, as defined by the state WIC program; and provided further, that not less than $680,000 shall be expended for the Growth and Nutrition Program	13,327,092
4513-1020	Early Intervention Services For the early intervention program; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means the total number of units of service purchased and the total expenditures for the units of service paid by the department, the executive office of health and human services and third party payers for early intervention services for the following services categories: home visit, center-based individual, child-focused group, parent-focused group, screening and assessment; provided further, that the department shall make all reasonable efforts to secure third party and Medicaid reimbursements for the services funded in this item; provided further, that funds from this item shall be expended for a reserve to provide respite services to families of children enrolled in early intervention programs who have complex care requirements, multiple disabilities and extensive medical and health needs; provided further, that priority shall be given to low and moderate income families; provided further, that the department shall submit to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report on the number of families served by the program and the amount of funds appropriated in this item granted to qualified families not later than February 1, 2008; provided further, that no claim for reimbursement made on behalf of an uninsured person shall be paid from this item until the program receives notice of a denial of eligibility for the MassHealth program from the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that nothing stated in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights to any such services or an enforceable entitlement to the early intervention services funded in this item; provided further, that funds from this item may be expended for a rate increase; and provided further, that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for the provision of cost reimbursement funding to certified Early Intervention programs	38,237,286
4513-1023	Newborn Hearing Screening Program For the costs associated with the implementation of the universal newborn hearing program; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; and provided further, that the funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for the notification of and follow through with affected families, primary care providers and early intervention programs upon the department's receipt of data indicative of potential hearing disorders in newborns	83,060
4513-1024	Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program For the operation of a comprehensive, state-wide shaken baby syndrome prevention program including community-based, hospital-based and statewide activities; provided, that services funded through this line item shall include, but not be limited to, education, training, intervention, support, surveillance and evaluation	350,000
4513-1026	Suicide Prevention and Intervention Program For the provision of statewide and community-based suicide prevention, intervention, postvention, and surveillance activities and the implementation of a statewide suicide prevention plan; provided further, that funds shall be expended for the costs of a collaborative study with the Geriatric Mental Health Services program within the department of elder affairs for the purpose of creating a program to address elder suicide behavior and attempts; provided further, that funds shall be expended to establish a Veterans in Crisis Hotline; and provided further, that the hotline shall be for the use of veterans who seek counseling programs operated by the department of veterans affairs and/or concerned family members of those veterans so that they may be directed towards the programs and services offered by their local or regional VA office; and provided further, that the hotline shall be staffed by counselors or outreach programs contracted by the department and trained in issues of mental health counseling and veterans services	3,750,000
4513-1111	Health Promotion and Disease Prevention For the promotion of health and disease prevention including, but not limited to, the following programs: breast cancer prevention, diabetes screening and outreach, ovarian cancer screening, a statewide STOP stroke program, the Hepatitis C program, multiple sclerosis screening, information, education, treatment programs and the Multiple Sclerosis Home Living Navigating Key Services program administered by the Central New England Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a renal disease program administered by the National Kidney Foundation of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont, colorectal cancer prevention, prostate cancer screening, education and treatment with a particular focus on African American Males, the operation of the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety, osteoporosis education, Lyme disease prevention and research activities to be conducted by the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, the maintenance of the ALS Registry created by section 26 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2003 and the maintenance of the statewide lupus database; provided, that the department shall expend not less than the same amount available in each item in fiscal year 2007; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the program established pursuant to section 4E of chapter 111 of the General Laws to combat mental retardation in children suffering from a genetic effect causing phenylketonuria; and provided further, that the $250,000 shall be appropriated for the commonwealth's metabolic disorder clinic programs for patient education and support or for such other purposes as deemed necessary by the clinic programs; provided further, that sites for Hepatitis C services shall be distributed throughout the commonwealth so as to ensure coverage in all geographic regions, including currently underserved areas proximate to Cape Ann, Fitchburg, Leominster and Pittsfield and provided further, that any expansions necessary to achieve geographically appropriate coverage shall build upon existing local programs with proven experience in addressing Hepatitis C	14,169,012
4513-1130	Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention and Treatment For the domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and treatment program; provided, that of the amount appropriated in this item, funds shall be expended for rape prevention and victim services, including the statewide Spanish language hotline for sexual abuse and domestic violence services for legal immigrants and refugees and statewide suicide and violence prevention outreach to gay and lesbian youth; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the public health model of community engagement and intervention services and crisis housing for sexual violence and intimate partner violence in the GLBT community; and provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a Spanish speaking Battered Women's Hotline provided by Delamano, a Lawrence-based domestic violence support organization	3,866,677
4516-1000	State Laboratory and Communicable Disease Control Services For the administration of the center for laboratory and communicable disease control, including the division of communicable venereal diseases, the division of tuberculosis control and the state laboratory institute; provided, that the department shall give priority to the analysis of samples used in the prosecution of controlled substances offenses; provided further, that funds shall be expended for an eastern encephalitis testing program and for tuberculosis testing and treatment services; provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item; provided further, that funds from this item may be expended for the purchase of equipment for the drug laboratory at the state laboratory institute; provided further, that not less than $240,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of the statewide rabies control program coordinated by the department of public health, providing assistance to cities, towns and the public and for the interagency collaboration through the rabies advisory committee, the 24-hour epidemiological and clinical consultation for rabies exposures and the rapid laboratory diagnostic services; provided further, that of the $240,000, not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the continuation of the Oral Rabies Vaccine Project on Cape Cod operated through a contract with Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and provided further, that funds from this item may be expended for the purpose of an interagency service agreement with the University of Massachusetts Medical School for the department's share of the cost of occupancy, including the cost of facility support personnel, for the state laboratory institute	15,050,499
4530-9000	Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Services For teenage pregnancy prevention services; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that applications for such funds shall be administered through the department upon receipt and approval of coordinated community service plans to be evaluated in accordance with guidelines issued by the department; provided further, that portions of the grants may be used for state agency purchases of designated services identified by the community service plans; provided further, that funding shall be expended on those communities with the highest teen birth rates according to an annual statistical estimate conducted by the department; provided further, that funds shall be expended on programming directed at children under the care of the department of social services who are at high risk for teenage pregnancy; provided further, that the department shall collaborate with the department of social services on the development of this programming; provided further, that the department shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 15, 2008 on the progress and implementation schedule of this programming; provided further, that $100,000 shall be expended for teen pregnancy prevention services in the town of Orange; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for teen pregnancy prevention programs in the cities of North Adams and Pittsfield; provided further, that of said $250,000 not less than $125,000 shall be expended for said program in the city of Pittsfield; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Berkshire Coalition to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy in the Berkshire region; provided further, that of said $150,000, not more than 10% can be used for administrative services; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for teen pregnancy prevention programs in the town of Southbridge; provided further, that the department shall contract directly with vendors of teenage pregnancy prevention services; and provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be provided to Girls, Inc., of Lynn for teen pregnancy prevention	4,031,131
4570-1502	Infection Prevention Program For the purposes of implementing a proactive statewide infection prevention and control program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of public health shall, through its division of health care quality, develop a proactive statewide infection prevention and control program in licensed health care facilities following protocols of the Centers for Disease Control for the purposes of implementation and adherence to infection control practices that are the keys to preventing the transmission of infectious diseases, including respiratory diseases spread by droplet or airborne routes; provided further, that recommended infection control practices shall include, but not be limited to, hand hygiene, standard precautions and transmission-based precautions, including contact, droplet and airborne, and respiratory hygiene; and provided further, that the infection prevention and control program shall include mandatory education in the recommended infection control practices for licensed health care personnel and employees of licensed health care facilities and penalties for individual and institutional noncompliance with Centers for Disease Control protocols	1,000,000
4580-1000	Universal Immunization Program For the universal immunization program and the purchase and distribution of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative or energy expenses of the department not directly related to programs funded in this item; provided further, that the rotavirus and meningococcal conjugate vaccines shall be funded through this item; and provided further, that the department shall conduct a comprehensive study of the human papilloma virus vaccines that are currently available and potential cost saving alternatives such as generics	48,771,508
4590-0250	School-Based Health Programs For school health services and school-based health centers in public and non-public schools; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA object class for any personnel-related costs; provided further, that services shall include, but not be limited to: (1) strengthening the infrastructure of school health services in the areas of personnel and policy development, programming and interdisciplinary collaboration; (2) developing linkages between school health services programs and community health providers; (3) incorporating health education programs, including tobacco prevention and cessation activities in school curricula and in the provision of school based health services; and (4) incorporating obesity prevention programs, including nutrition and wellness programs, in school curricula to address the nutrition and lifestyle habits needed for healthy development; provided further, that the services shall meet standards and eligibility guidelines established by the department of public health in consultation with the department of education; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for mental health and substance abuse services in school-based health centers; provided further, that not less than $350,000 shall be expended for the commission on gay and lesbian youth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the H.E.L.P. program so-called, for black male health; provided further, that not less than $15,000,000 shall be expended for school nurses and school-based health centers; provided further, that $150,000 shall be expended for the Childhood Obesity School Nutrition Pilot Project within the department of public health to initiate or maintain school lunch programs focused on diminishing the epidemic of childhood obesity; provided further, that food service providers, working with public schools, wishing to institute or maintain a school nutrition program designed to reduce childhood obesity, may submit an application to the department of public health indicating the various nutritional and educational steps the school plans to implement with the grant, not to exceed $10,000 per school per year; provided further, that eligible programs shall focus on providing healthier choices for lunch programs and provide incentives and information to make healthier meal choices in the school lunch line; provided further, that 1 or more schools may be included in an application; and provided further, that grant applications and other appropriate criteria shall be determined and reviewed by the department; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the North Quabbin Community Coalition for support and implementation of 4 model community coalitions and community capacity-building activities	16,748,474
4590-0300	Smoking Prevention and Cessation Programs For smoking prevention and cessation programs; provided, that no funds shall be expended in the AA subsidiary for any personnel-related costs	12,750,000
4590-0915	Public Health Hospitals For the maintenance and operation of Tewksbury hospital, Massachusetts hospital school, Lemuel Shattuck hospital and the hospital bureau, including the state office of pharmacy services; provided, that all revenue generated by the hospitals shall be credited to the General Fund; provided further, that no funds appropriated in this item shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item; provided further, that Tewksbury hospital shall not be used to house county, state or other prisoners; provided further, that the department shall take no action to reduce or realign the client population and services at Tewksbury hospital unless such action results in alternative service delivery in an appropriate and cost-effective method of care; provided further, that staffing configurations at Tewksbury hospital shall be consistent with the client population and service realignment; provided further, that $241,743 shall be made available for the fourth of 6 annual TELP payments for a CT scanner procured for Lemuel Shattuck hospital; provided further, that reimbursements received for medical services provided at the Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of county correctional facilities not managed by private health care vendors shall be credited to item 4590-0903 of section 2B; and provided further, that, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall seek to obtain federal financial participation for care provided to inmates of the department of correction and of county correctional facilities who are treated at the public health hospitals	135,205,883
4590-1503	Pediatric Palliative Care For the pediatric palliative care program established in section 24K of chapter 111 of the General Laws	800,000
4590-1506	Violence Prevention Grants For a grant program to be administered by the department of public health to support the establishment of a comprehensive youth violence prevention program; provided, that the commissioner of public health shall distribute grant funds through a competitive grant program that gives preference to applications that: (1) serve communities that have been identified by the department as being high risk communities for youth violence; (2) demonstrate multi-disciplinary collaboration, including youth serving community organizations, state agencies, local law enforcement, medical and public health professionals, and faith-based organizations; (3) utilize a youth development framework that includes addressing out-of-school time activities, mentoring, leadership training, employment readiness training, conflict resolution, education support, family support services and financial literacy; (4) provide positive programming during, but not limited to, the hours of 2 pm and 10 pm; and (5) demonstrate the ability to work with the department staff to conduct comprehensive evaluations of program development and implementation activities; provided further, that no grants shall be awarded to law enforcement agencies; provided further, that funds shall be considered one-time and grants shall not annualize in fiscal year 2009; provided further, that administrative costs for successful grant applications shall not exceed 3 per cent of the value of the grant; provided further, that no grant funds shall be expended on food or beverages; provided further, that the department of public health shall publish guidelines and an application for the grant program not later than September 1, 2007; provided further, that awards shall be made to applicants not later than December 1, 2007; provided further, that the department of public health shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the grant amount awarded to each recipient and a description of each grant; and provided further, that each grant recipient shall provide the department of public health with a comprehensive list of best practices that have been instituted as a result of these grants	2,000,000

account	description	amount
Retained Revenues
4510-0099	Health Facility Licensing, Inspections and Records Fee Retained Revenue The department may expend not more than $6,000,000 in revenues collected from licensing, inspections and records for costs associated with the administration of the department	6,000,000
4510-0106	End of Life Care Commission Retained Revenue For the end of life care commission, established by section 480 of chapter 159 of the acts of 2000; provided, that not more than $100,000 shall be expended from revenues associated with grant and development activities	100,000
4510-0615	Nuclear Power Reactor Monitoring Fee Retained Revenue The department may expend not more than $150,000 from assessments collected under section 5K of chapter 111 of the General Laws for services provided to monitor, survey and inspect nuclear power reactors; provided, that the department may expend not more than $1,374,195 from fees collected from licensing and inspecting users of radioactive material within the commonwealth under licenses presently issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; provided further, that the revenues may be used for the costs of both programs, including the compensation of employees; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating 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 as reported in the state accounting system	1,524,195
4510-0616	Prescription Drug Registration and Monitoring Fee Retained Revenue The department may not expend more than $601,110 for a drug registration and monitoring program from revenues collected from fees charged to registered practitioners, including physicians, dentists, veterinarians, podiatrists and optometrists for controlled substance registration; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for the costs of personnel; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating 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 as reported in the state accounting system	601,110
4510-0712	Division of Health Care Quality Health Facility Licensing Fee Retained Revenue For the department of public health; provided, that the department may expend not more than $504,922 in revenues collected from the licensure of health facilities for program costs of the division of health care quality; provided, that the department may expend not more than $800,000 from revenues collected from individuals applying for emergency medical technician licensure and recertification; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system	1,304,922
4510-0726	Board of Registration in Medicine Fee Retained Revenue For the board of registration in medicine, including the physician profiles program; provided, that the board may expend revenues not to exceed $300,000 from new revenues associated with increased license and renewal fees	300,000
4512-0106	HIV/AIDS Drug Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue For the department of public health; provided, that the department may expend not more than $1,900,000 from revenues received from pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in the section 340B rebate program administered by the federal health resources and services administration and office of drug pricing	1,900,000
4512-0225	Compulsive Behavior Treatment Program Retained Revenue The department of public health may expend not more than $1,000,000 for a compulsive gamblers' treatment program from unclaimed prize money held in the State Lottery Fund for more than 1 year from the date of the drawing when the unclaimed prize money was won, and from the proceeds of a multi-jurisdictional lottery game under subsection (e) of section 24A of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that the state comptroller shall transfer the amount to the General Fund	1,000,000
4513-1010	Early Intervention Services Medicaid Reimbursement Retained Revenue For the department of public health; provided, that said department may expend not more than $4,500,000 in revenue received from the collection of federal financial participation for early intervention services delivered to Medicaid-eligible children by developmental educators and professionals in related disciplines; provided further, that nothing in this item shall give rise to or shall be construed as giving rise to enforceable legal rights to any such services or an enforceable entitlement to the services funded in this item; and provided further, that the revenue may be used to pay for current and prior year claims	4,500,000
4513-1012	WIC Program Manufacturer Rebates Retained Revenue The department of public health may expend not more than $22,000,000 from revenues received from the federal cost-containment initiatives including, but not limited to, infant formula rebates and Northeast Dairy Compact reimbursements; provided that, for the purpose of accommodating 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 lesser of this authorization or the most-recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system	22,000,000
4516-0263	Blood Lead Testing Fee Retained Revenue For the department of public health; provided, that said department may expend not more than $1,486,551 in revenues from various blood lead testing fees collected from insurers and individuals for the purpose of conducting such tests; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 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 lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor, as reported in the state accounting system	1,486,551
4516-1022	State Laboratory Tuberculosis Testing Fee Retained Revenue For the department of public health; provided, that the department may expend not more than $300,000 generated by fees collected from insurers for tuberculosis tests performed at the state laboratory institute; provided, that revenues collected may be used to supplement the costs of said laboratory; and provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating 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 lesser of this authorization or the most-recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system	300,000
4518-0200	Registry of Vital Records and Statistics Fee Retained Revenue The department may expend not more than $400,000 generated by fees collected from the following services provided at the registry of vital records and statistics: amendments of vital records, requests for vital records not issued in person at the registry and research requests performed by registry staff at the registry; provided, that revenues so collected may be used for all program costs, including the compensation of employees; provided further, that the registral of vital records shall exempt from payment of a fee any person requesting a copy of a birth certificate for the purpose of establishing eligibility for Medicaid; and provided further, that, for the purpose of accommodating 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 lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system	400,000
4590-0912	Western Massachusetts Hospital Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue The department may expend an amount not to exceed $16,007,368 from reimbursements collected for western Massachusetts hospital services, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public health; provided, that such revenues may be expended for the purpose of hospital-related costs, including personnel, capital expenditures, DD object class charge-backs and motor vehicle replacement; provided further, that all revenues expended shall be pursuant to schedules submitted to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the western Massachusetts hospital shall be eligible to receive and retain full reimbursement from the medical assistance program of the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the western Massachusetts hospital shall reimburse the General Fund for a portion of employee benefit expenses, according to a schedule submitted by the commissioner of public health and approved by the secretary for administration and finance; provided further, that such reimbursement shall not exceed 10 per cent of total personnel costs for the hospital; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating 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 lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that no funds appropriated herein shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item	16,007,368
4590-0913	Shattuck Private Medical Vendor Retained Revenue For the Lemuel Shattuck hospital in the department; provided, that the hospital shall not expend more than $500,000 in revenues collected from private medical vendors for the purposes of funding expenses for services provided to inmates of county correctional facilities which have privatized medical care; provided, that for the purpose of accommodating 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 lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system	500,000
4590-0917	Shattuck Hospital Department of Correction Inmate Retained Revenue For the department of public health; provided, that the department may expend an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 from payments received from the vendor managing health services for state correctional facilities for inmate medical services provided by the Lemuel Shattuck hospital; provided, that the payments may include capitation payments, fee for service payments, advance payments and other compensation arrangements established by contract between the vendor and the hospital; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 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 therefor as reported in the state accounting system	4,000,000

Intragovernmental Service Spending

49,736,520

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%

45,786,520

4590-0901

Chargeback for Consolidated Public Health Hospitals
For the costs of medical services provided at public health hospitals pursuant to a schedule of services and fees approved by the commissioner of public health, which may be expended for the purposes of hospital related costs, including, but not limited to, capital repair and the maintenance and motor vehicle replacement; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue 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 thereof as reported in the state accounting system

Intragovernmental Service Fund

...............

100%

150,000

4590-0903

Chargeback for Medical Services for County Corrections Inmates
For the costs of medical services provided at the department of public health Lemuel Shattuck hospital to inmates of the county correctional facilities; provided, that the costs shall be charged to items 8910-0000, 8910-0010, 8910-0102, 8910-0105, 8910-0107, 8910-0108, 8910-0110, 8910-0145 and 8910-0619 of section 2 pursuant to the provisions thereof; provided further, that expenditures from this item shall be for hospital-related costs including, but not limited to, capital repair and the maintenance and motor vehicle replacement; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenue 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 thereof as reported in the state accounting system

Intragovernmental Service Fund

...............

100%

3,800,000

account	description	amount
Federal Grant Spending		246,547,752
4500-1000	Preventive Health Services Block Grant For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Preventive Health Services Block Grant	3,023,942
4500-1050	Rape Prevention and Education For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rape Prevention and Education	931,668
4500-1065	State Partnership to Improve Minority Health For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled State Partnership to Improve Minority Health	127,343
4500-2000	Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant	13,349,343
4502-1012	Cooperative Health Statistics System For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Cooperative Health Statistics System	510,692
4510-0109	State Loan Repayment Project For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Loan Repayment Project	250,000
4510-0113	Office of Rural Health For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of Rural Health	150,000
4510-0118	Primary Care Cooperative Agreement For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Primary Care Cooperative Agreement	112,200
4510-0119	Rural Hospital Flexibility Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Hospital Flexibility Program	255,000
4510-0219	Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program	74,720
4510-0220	Children's Oral Healthcare Access Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Children's Oral Health Access Program	78,300
4510-0400	Medicare and Medicaid Survey and Certification For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Medicare and Medicaid Survey and Certification	7,368,033
4510-0403	Massachusetts Reporting System Evaluation For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mass Reporting System Evaluate Effects	60,276
4510-0404	Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness	10,258,868
4510-0500	Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Clinical Laboratory Improvement	213,819
4510-0609	Nuclear Regulatory Commission Security Inspections For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, NRC Security Inspections	8,421
4510-0619	Food and Drug Administration Inspection of Food Establishments For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, FDA Inspection of Food Establishments	193,477
4510-0629	Harold Rodgers Prescription Drug Monitoring For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Harold Rogers Prescription Drug monitoring	111,500
4510-0633	Harold Rogers II Prescription Drug Monitoring For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Harold Rogers II Prescription Drug Monitoring	350,000
4510-0634	Food Safety Task Force Meeting For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Food Safety Task Force Meeting	3,253
4510-0636	Childhood Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Childhood Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention	1,335,147
4510-0793	Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, RURAL Automatic External Defibrillator	22,532
4510-1060	Rape Prevention Program Planning and Evaluation Capacity Building For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rape Prevention Program Planning and Evaluation Capacity Building	99,192
4510-9014	Mammography Quality Standards Act Inspections For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Mammography Quality Standards Act Inspections	145,410
4510-9040	Diabetes Control Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Diabetes Control Program	893,894
4510-9043	Demonstration Program to Conduct Toxic Waste Site Health Impact Assessments For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Demonstration Program to Conduct Toxic Waste Site Health Impact Assessments	550,614
4510-9048	Indoor Radon Development Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Indoor Radon Development Program	243,400
4510-9053	Beaches Environmental Assessment For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Beaches Environmental Assessment	345,608
4510-9056	National Environmental Public Health Tracking For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Environmental Public Health Tracking	614,804
4510-9062	Prevalence of Alzheimer's and Multiple Sclerosis in Hazardous Waste Communities For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prevalence of ALS and MS in Commonwealth Around Hazardous Waste Sites	77,705
4510-9063	Environmental and Health Effects Tracking For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Environmental and Health Effects Tracking	450,844
4512-0102	Sexually Transmitted Disease Control For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control	1,667,010
4512-0107	HIV Risk Behavior Surveillance For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HIV Risk Behavior Surveillance	212,715
4512-0179	Vaccination Assistance Project For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Vaccination Assistance Project	5,680,272
4512-0180	Epidemiology and Lab Surveillance For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Epidemiology and Lab Surveillance	1,331,319
4512-9063	Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs Cooperative Agreement For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs Cooperative Agreement	73,089
4512-9064	Adolescent Treatment For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Adolescent Treatment	355,367
4512-9065	State Outcomes Measurement and Management System For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Outcomes Measurement and Management System	150,000
4512-9066	State Epidemiological Outcomes Workshop For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State Epidemiological Outcomes Workshop	100,000
4512-9069	Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant	33,912,526
4512-9426	Uniform Alcohol and Drug Abuse Data Collection For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Uniform Alcohol and Drug Abuse Data Collection	82,226
4513-0111	Housing Opportunities - People with AIDS For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Housing Opportunities-People with AIDS	506,901
4513-9007	Nutritional Status of Women, Infants and Children For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Nutritional Status of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)	72,231,674
4513-9018	Augmentation and Evaluation of Established Health Education - Risk Reduction For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Augmentation and Evaluation of Established Health Education - Risk Reduction	11,674,273
4513-9021	Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Program for Infants and Toddlers with Handicaps	8,850,114
4513-9022	Prevention of Disability State-Based Project For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Prevention Disability State Based Project	342,000
4513-9027	Massachusetts Community AIDS Resource Enhancement - MassCare For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, MassCare - Community AIDS Resource Enhancement	888,693
4513-9030	Comprehensive Primary Care System Planning for Massachusetts Children For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Planning a Comprehensive Primary Care System for All Mass Children and Youth	100,000
4513-9035	AIDS Surveillance and Seroprevalence Project For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, AIDS Surveillance and Seroprevalence Project	1,318,149
4513-9037	Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources	20,273,453
4513-9038	Shelter Plus Care - Worcester For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Shelter Plus Care - Worcester	267,672
4513-9046	Congenital Anomalies Center of Excellence For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Congenital Anomalies Center of Excellence	1,041,806
4513-9051	Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Project For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Rural Domestic Violence and Children Victimization Project	460,309
4513-9060	Residential Fire Injury Prevention, Intervention and Surveillance For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Residential Fire Injury Prevention - Mass Injury Intervention and Surveillance	144,760
4513-9066	Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Enhancement Project For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening-Enhancement Project	150,000
4513-9071	Early Hearing Detection and Intervention - Tracking and Research For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Tracking and Research	170,000
4513-9076	Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems	140,000
4513-9077	Emergency Medical Services for Children Partnership II For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emergency Medical Services for Children Partnership II	102,771
4513-9078	Asthma Planning Collaborative For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Asthma Planning Collaborative	200,000
4513-9079	Massachusetts Youth Violence Prevention Program For the purposes of a Massachusetts Youth Violence Prevention Program	98,997
4513-9081	State Implementation Grant for Children with Special Health Care Needs For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, State Implementation Grant for Children with Special Health Care Needs	300,000
4513-9082	CAPTA Requirement to Identify and Serve Substance Exposed Newborns For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, CAPTA Requirement to Identify and Serve Substance Exposed Newborns	150,000
4513-9083	Massachusetts Youth Suicide Prevention Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Youth Suicide Prevention Program	299,841
4513-9084	Abstinence Education Project For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Abstinence Education Program	0
4513-9085	Massachusetts Pregnancy Risk For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Pregnancy Risk	198,026
4514-1004	Emotion-Based Messages to Promote Healthy Behaviors For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Emotion Based Messages to Promote Healthy Behavior	15,294
4514-1005	WIC - Management Information Systems For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, WIC-Management Information Systems	260,000
4515-0115	Tuberculosis Control Project For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tuberculosis Control Project	1,993,585
4515-0121	Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tuberculosis Epidemiological Studies and Consortium	349,828
4515-0200	STD and HIV Prevention Training Centers For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers	477,305
4515-0203	Monitoring Trends in Prevalence of STD, Tuberculosis and HIV Risk Behaviors For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Monitoring Trends in Prevelance of STD, TB and HIV Risk	60,000
4516-1021	Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism	23,374,570
4516-1025	Morbidity and Risk Behavior Surveillance For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Morbidity and Risk Behavior Surveillance	299,811
4516-1100	Enhancement of Laboratory Testing For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Enhancement of Laboratory Testing	92,000
4518-0505	Technical Data - Massachusetts Birth and Infant Death File Linkage and Analysis For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Tech Data & Mass Birth/Infant Death File Linkage/Analysis Assistive Reproductive	91,767
4518-0514	National Violent Death Reporting System For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Violent Death Reporting System	382,132
4518-0534	Public Health Injury Surveillance & Prevention For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Health Injury Surveillance and Prevention	447,830
4518-1000	Procurement of Information for the National Death Index For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Procurement of Information for the National Death Index	43,598
4518-1002	Massachusetts Death File - Social Security Administration For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Death File - Social Security Administration	79,300
4518-1003	Massachusetts Birth Records - Social Security Administration For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Birth Records - Social Security Administration	370,101
4518-9022	Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks	157,122
4518-9023	Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries	42,100
4518-9025	Fatality Surveillance and Field Investigations For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Fatality Surveillance and Field Investigations	145,748
4518-9030	Public Health Injury Surveillance And Prevention Program For the purpose of a federally funded grant entitled, Public Health Injury Surveillance and Prevention Program	120,000
4570-1509	Massachusetts Cardiovascular Disease Prevention For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	1,895,011
4570-1512	National Cancer Prevention Control For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Cancer Prevention Control	5,711,938
4570-1515	Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Chronic Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion	4,454,744

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