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Data Current as of:  8/10/2018

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FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)

ACCOUNT		FY2019 Conference	FY2019 Vetoes	FY2019 Overrides	FY2019 GAA
1000-0001	Office of the State Comptroller	9,045	0	0	9,045
1599-3384	Judgments Settlements and Legal Fees	1,000	0	0	1,000
TOTAL		691,483	0	0	691,483

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account	description	amount
OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER		778,921,015
Direct Appropriations
1000-0001	Office of the State Comptroller For the office of the state comptroller for the management of the accounting, payroll, related financial systems and annual financial reports, including prescribing the books and manner of accounting and internal control guidance for all commonwealth agencies to promote accountability, integrity and clarity in commonwealth business, fiscal and administrative enterprises and mitigate the risk of fraud, waste and abuse of commonwealth resources; provided, that the comptroller shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means which shall include, for each state agency for which the commonwealth is billing, the eligible state services and the full-year estimate of revenues and collected revenues; provided further, that the comptroller shall make expenditures for the purpose of an enhanced intercept collections of delinquent debt program; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the comptroller may take any necessary actions to secure financial and payroll data including, but not limited to, restricting certain data released under section 20 of chapter 66 of the General Laws	9,044,996
1599-3384	Judgments Settlements and Legal Fees For a reserve for the payment of certain court judgments, settlements and legal fees under regulations promulgated by the comptroller which were ordered to be paid in the current fiscal year or a prior fiscal year; provided, that the office of the state comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the 5 year historical expenditure average as certified by the secretary of administration and finance or the current appropriation, whichever is greater; provided further, that the comptroller shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the amounts expended from this item, delineated by line item; and provided further, that upon written notification of the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means, uncommitted and unobligated funds from this item may be transferred to item 0612-0105 upon the request of the state treasurer	1,000,000

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Section 2E
1595-1068	Medical Assistance Trust Fund For an operating transfer to the MassHealth provider payment account in the Medical Assistance Trust Fund established in section 2QQQ of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended for services provided during state or federal fiscal year 2018 or 2019 or for public hospital transformation and incentive initiative payments for state fiscal year 2018 or 2019 or for Medicaid care organization payments under 42 CFR 438.6(c) for rate year 2018 or 2019; provided further, that all payments from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund shall be: (a) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (b) made only under federally-approved payment methods; (c) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services; and (d) subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall notify, in writing, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing of increases or decreases in any payments made within the term of the current 1115 waiver or other state plan amendments within 15 days; and provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall utilize funds from the Medical Assistance Trust Fund to make payments of up to $443,750,000 to the Cambridge public health commission or to Medicaid care organizations for payment to the Cambridge public health commission if the Cambridge public health commission, in anticipation of receiving such payments, first voluntarily transfers an amount equal to the non-federal share of such payments to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund using a federally-permissible source of funds	452,450,000
1595-1069	Health Information Technology Trust Fund For an operating transfer to the Health Information Technology Trust Fund established under section 35RR of chapter 10 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended for operating costs for the statewide health information exchange and integrated eligibility system; and provided further, that the executive office shall submit a report not later than December 1, 2019, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing detailing utilization in fiscal year 2019 of the Health Information Technology Trust Fund established in said section 35RR of said chapter 10, including: (a) the total dollar amount billed to the Health Information Technology Trust Fund; (b) the total dollar amount of federal reimbursement; (c) initiatives and programs paid for out of the Health Information Technology Trust Fund; and (d) the amount disbursed from the Health Information Technology Trust Fund to each program and initiative outlined in the enabling statute	10,000,000
1595-1070	Safety Net Provider Trust Fund For an operating transfer to the Safety Net Provider Trust Fund established pursuant to section 2BBBBB of chapter 29 of the General Laws; provided, that these funds shall be expended pursuant to the Safety Net Provider eligibility criteria and payment methodology approved in the MassHealth demonstration waiver pursuant to section 1115 of the Social Security Act, as codified at 42 U.S.C. section 1315 for state fiscal year 2018; provided further, that all payments from the fund shall be: (a) subject to the availability of federal financial participation; (b) made only under federally-approved payment methods; (c) consistent with federal funding requirements and all federal payment limits as determined by the secretary of health and human services; and (d) subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the executive office of health and human services; and provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 15, 2019 on: (i) payments made to each provider; (ii) investments each provider has made with said payments for pursued reforms related to incentives outlined in said demonstration waiver; and (iii) assessments of recipient providers based on quality measures under the Delivery System Reform Incentive Program	167,640,000
1595-1075	Transfer to Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund For an operating transfer to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund established in section 2WWW of chapter 29 of the General Laws	5,000,000
1595-1100	Unified Carrier Registration Trust Fund Transfer For an operating transfer to the Department of Public Utilities Unified Carrier Registration Trust Fund established under section 12R of chapter 25 of the General Laws	500,000
1595-1105	Energy Facilities Siting Board Trust Fund Transfer For an operating transfer to the Department of Public Utilities Energy Facilities Siting Board Trust Fund established under section 12Q of chapter 25 of the General Laws	75,000
1595-5819	Commonwealth Care Trust Fund For an operating transfer to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund, established under section 2OOO of chapter 29 of the General Laws	45,772,939

account	description	amount
Intragovernmental Service Spending		87,438,080
1000-0005	Chargeback for Single State Audit For the cost of the single state audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019; provided, that the comptroller may charge other appropriations and federal grants for the cost of the audit                 Intragovernmental Services Fund ............... 100%	1,623,930
1000-0008	Chargeback for MMARS For the costs of operating and managing the state management accounting and reporting system accounting system for fiscal year 2019; provided, that any unspent balance at the close of fiscal year 2019 in an amount not to exceed 5 per cent of the amount authorized shall remain in the Intergovernmental Service Fund and is hereby re-authorized for expenditures for such item in fiscal year 2020                 Intragovernmental Services Fund ............... 100%	3,814,150
1000-0601	Chargeback for HRCMS Functionality For the comptroller's office which may, on behalf of the office, the human resources division and the Massachusetts office of information technology, charge and collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs, and expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of the human resources compensation management system program                 Intragovernmental Services Fund ............... 100%	2,000,000
1599-2040	Chargeback for Prior-Year Deficiencies For the payment of prior year deficiencies based upon schedules provided to the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller may certify payments on behalf of departments for certain contracted goods or services rendered in prior fiscal years for which certain statutes, regulations or procedures were not properly followed; provided further, that the department which was a party to the transaction shall certify in writing that the services were performed or goods delivered and shall provide additional information that the comptroller may require; provided further, that the comptroller may charge departments' current fiscal year appropriations and transfer to this item amounts equivalent to the amounts of any prior year deficiency, subject to the conditions stated in this item; provided further, that the comptroller shall assess a chargeback to that current fiscal year appropriation which is for the same purpose as that to which the prior year deficiency pertains or, if there is no appropriation for that purpose, to that current fiscal year appropriation which is most similar in purpose to the appropriation to which the prior year deficiency pertains or is for the general administration of the department that administered the appropriation to which the prior year deficiency pertains; provided further, that no chargeback shall be made which would cause a deficiency in any current fiscal year item; provided further, that the comptroller shall report with such schedule a detailed reason for the prior year deficiency on all chargebacks assessed that exceed $10,000 including the amount of the chargeback, the item and object class charged; provided further, that the comptroller shall report on a quarterly basis on all chargebacks assessed, including the amount of the chargeback, the item, object class charged and the reason for the prior year deficiency; and provided further, that the comptroller shall include in the schedules the amount of each prior year deficiency paid, the fiscal year and appropriation to which it pertained, the current fiscal year appropriation and object class to which it was charged and the department's explanation for the failure to make payment in a timely manner                 Intragovernmental Services Fund ............... 100%	50,000,000
1599-3100	Chargeback for Unemployment Compensation For the cost of the commonwealth's employer contributions to the Unemployment Compensation Fund and the Medical Security Trust Fund established under section 48 of chapter 151A of the General Laws; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall authorize the collection, accounting and payment of these contributions; and provided further, that in executing these responsibilities the comptroller may charge, in addition to individual appropriation accounts, certain non-appropriated funds in amounts that are computed based on rates developed in accordance with the federal Office of Management and Budget circular A-87, including expenses, interest expense or related charges                 Intragovernmental Services Fund ............... 100%	30,000,000

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