2004 Yellow Book
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DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE (Summary) View Details

		Adjusted Appropriation 2003-04	Executive Request 2004-05	Change	Percent Change

AGENCY SUMMARY
	General Fund	(300,000,000)	(200,000,000)	100,000,000	33.3%
	Special Revenue-Other	300,000,000	200,000,000	(100,000,000)	-33.3%
Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:		0	0	0	0%

Budget Highlights

The Department of Mental Hygiene is comprised of the Office of Mental Health (OMH), the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), and the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). All three agencies earn revenue as direct providers of service in State-operated mental hygiene facilities from Medicaid, Medicare, third-party insurance, and private payers. The revenue is first used to pay the debt service on outstanding mental hygiene bonds. The funds remaining after the payment of debt service are deposited in the Patient Income Account (PIA) to help pay the cost of patient care. Anticipated PIA revenue is appropriated within the budgets of the three mental hygiene agencies. During the course of the year, however, additional unplanned for PIA revenue may be generated. Such revenue could not be expended without appropriation authority approved by the Legislature. Appropriation of unanticipated revenue through the Department of Mental Hygiene facilitates equitable, proportional distribution among the three mental hygiene agencies.

This agency is found in the Health and Mental Hygiene appropriation bill.

State Operations

The Executive recommends a Special Revenue Fund–Other appropriation of $200,000,000, reflecting a decrease of $100,000,000 or 33.3 percent in the PIA. The Executive does not anticipate generating as much revenue from debt refinancing in SFY 2004-05 and additional revenue generated by increasing the federal Medicaid share is reflected elsewhere.

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