FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
New Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
A New Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The purpose of this bill is to create a new special revenue fund entitled the Department of Health and Human Resources Safety and Treatment Fund which was previously administered by the Division of Motor Vehicles. This bill transfers the authority to collect fees and spend money from the new fund to the Department of Health and Human Resources and to authorize the Department of Health and Human resources to administer the fund. The bill also authorizes the Division of Motor Vehicles to transfer all funds in the Motor Vehicle Fees Fund to the newly created fund and to transfer any property and records from safety and treatment program to the Department of Health and Human Resources.
This bill will cost the Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities approximately $202,145 in the first year and $194,645 in subsequent years over and above the expected revenue generated by the program annually. (Some of this cost may be offset by the transfer of funds from the DMV to the DHHR.) This cost can be recovered by increasing DUI fees (as allowed by ยง17C-5A-3 of the state code). At present, the estimate is for approximately 6,000 individuals to apply to the program in FY2011 resulting in a revenue of approximately $180,000. The trend is showing that the number of applicants to the program increases by approximately 250 annually.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2010
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2011
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
202,145 |
194,645 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
148,145 |
148,145 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
46,500 |
46,500 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
7,500 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
180,000 |
187,500 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
The total (first year) cost to the Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities of $202,145 is based upon the following: Personal services costs totaling $94,445 are broken down as follows: 1 HHR Specialist Sr. at $37,000, 1 HHR Specialist at $31,720, and 1 Office Assistant III at $25,725 for a total of $94,445. Benefits totaling $53,700 are broken down as follows: admin. fees and health insurance - $23,502 ($7,834/FTE * 3 FTE), FICA and PERS - $23,281 (24.65% of personal services), Workers Compensation - $1,889 (2.00% of personal services) and OPEB - $5,029 ($139.69/mo/FTE).
Current expenses totaling $46,500 are broken down as follows: $32,500 to implement a monitoring protocol to assure fidelity of DUI programs throughout the state (includes $14,000 travel, $4,500 lodging, $2,000 meals, and $12,000 honorarium for Peer Reviewers); $7,500 for travel for the Program Director/Coordinator (to attend meetings with providers both in-state $5,000 ($2,390 travel, $1,800 lodging and $810 meals) and out-of-state $2,500 ($1,000 travel, $1,250 lodging and $250 meals)); $1,500 for travel and training for one Office Assistant; and, $5,000 for travel and other expenses for DUI providers for planning and training (minimum of semi-annual meetings).
Equipment costs (for the first year) totaling $7,500 are broken down as follows: computers, phones, etc. for an HHR Specialist Sr., an HHR Specialist and one staff.
Revenues of $180,000 in FY2011 are based on an average program enrollment of 6,000 individuals at a fee of $30 per person. Increased revenues in FY2012 reflect the increase in applications of approximately 250 per year.
Deficits of $22,145 and $7,145 are projected for FY2011 and FY2012 respectively if fees are not increased.
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Patsy A. Hardy
Email Address: dhhrbudgetoffice@wv.gov