Proposed Changes to California Medical Assistance Commission (CMAC)

May 20, 2010 - We have concerns with the Governor’s other proposals to shift other responsibilities to DHCS and allow the Department of Finance to reduce or eliminate CMAC appropriations in the budget year, because we believe they are premature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/242

Child care quality improvement funds and community care licensing.

May 20, 2010 - To meet this requiremen t, each year the state uses federal child care funds to support about 40 activities that  typically include professional development, stipends for child care providers, and activities related to health and safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/244

May Revision Request for Additional $3.2 Million and 17 Positions to Enhance Underground Injection Control Regulatory Program

May 20, 2010 - Adopt budget bill language: (1) specifying how the $2m is to be used in the budget year, and (2) directing the administration to submit, with the Governor's 2011-12 budget, a budget request and workplan to implement the redesigned program to address identified deficiencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/246

Increases in Copayments.

May 20, 2010 - We also recommend the Legislature consider adopting lower copayment amounts than those proposed for non-emergency use of the ER, of up to $25 for families under 150 percent of the FPL, and up to $50 for families over 150 percent of the FPL.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/248

May Revision caseload estimate.

May 20, 2010 - However, we find the caseload projections for the both the current year and the budget year reasonable.   Analyst ’s Recommendation. We recommend no caseload adjustment at this time.     Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/250

State Hospital Caseload Over Budgeted

May 19, 2010 - Further Detail Based on our review of the May Revision, we recommend state hospital caseload funding adjustments in the current year and budget year. For the current year, our updated recommend ation is a reduction of $6 million General Fund, which is $4 million less than we recommended in March.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/232

Mental Health Realignment Risky, May Violate Proposition 63

May 19, 2010 - The act states: “The state shall continue to provide financial support for mental health programs with not less than the same entitlements, amounts of allocations from the General Fund and formula distributions of dedicated funds as provided in the last fiscal year which ended prior to the effective date of this act … …The state   shall not make any change to the structure of
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/234

Switch funding for the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) to a fee-for-service model.

May 19, 2010 - Not all departments need to issue regulations every year. Linking OAL ’s funding to departments that issue regulations, some of which are funded through special funds, would better link the activities to the funding, and should help reduce General Fu nd costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/65

Local assistance for immunization

May 19, 2010 - The Governor ’s budget proposes to fund local assistance for immunization programs in the amount of $18 million General Fund in the budget year.   This funding was suspended in 2009-10 on a one-time basis.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/231

Redirection of Some Sex Offender Commitment Program Savings Not Justified

May 19, 2010 - DMH estimates that in the current year 70 percent of individuals being evaluated are re-referrals. According to the department, these individuals are typically parole violators returned because of a technical violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/233