Increase the number of health counselor positions in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Services

Increase the number of medico-legal death investigators in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Phản ánh việc cắt giảm ngân sách cơ quan vào tháng 10 của Thống đốc

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Abolishes three wage positions. The Background Investigation Unit is installing a LiveScan system, which will reduce the time and personnel needed to operate the unit. This strategy will not impact services.

Replaces general fund appropriation with anticipated new X-Ray registration and inspection fee revenue.

Cancels research grant to study the impact of sewage systems on public health and groundwater supplies. This grant has already been eliminated for FY 2010 as part of the Governor's August 2008 Reduction Plan.

Transfers a one-time program balance to the general fund. This strategy will not impact program participants.

Captures funding provided for the Carilion Health System to initiate a pilot project for the creation of electronic health records. Carilion expects the project to be completed in FY 2009.

Transfers a one-time cash balance from closed grant projects to the general fund.

Transfers a one-time cash balance to the general fund. The balance is insufficient to impact nurse practitioner scholarship awards.

Transfers a one-time cash balance related to nursing loan repayment defaults.

Transfers a one-time program cash balance to the general fund.

Pays for two classified positions through federal funding.

Combines the Newport News and the Norfolk Child Development Clinics.

Reduces discretionary spending.

Delays hiring for this position which will not be filled until July 2009. The program will continue to rely on other staff to perform duties.

Delays hiring for the position until FY 2010. Other staff can provide services to private professional engineers, developers, consultants, local health districts and central office.

Delays hiring of this position until FY 2010.

Provides a one-time cash transfer. While the automation of vital records is ongoing, the development is not moving as quickly as anticipated, so the removal of funding will not impact the overall project.

Redirects interest earnings from private donations to the general fund.

Eliminates all staff development training in human resources, job fairs, paid recruitment advertising, travel, technical guides, and office supplies.

Eliminates one contract position. The strategy will reduce in-house computer projects for the department.

Eliminates the program which provides financial assistance to dental students and dentists who have graduated from an accredited dental school. The program has not increased the number of dentists in medically underserved areas.

Eliminates generalist, training and safety officer, benefits and transactions supervisor, and data processing analyst positions.

Eliminates the public information campaign for Rabies Awareness Day.

Eliminates funding for positions in local health departments. The strategy does not involve layoffs of classified employees.

Eliminate grants to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for monkey TB testing.

Eliminates the Public Information Officer position. The incumbent plans to retire in FY 2009.

Allows the program staff to assume administrative functions with the elimination of this position.

Eliminates funding provided for the Teen Pregnancy Coalition to pay outside groups to promote teenage pregnancy prevention and education.

Eliminates two positions. The project is funded through a federal grant.

Eliminates two positions associated with the coalition. The coalition is an existing organization and can continue without the support of these positions.

Eliminates two positions. The project is funded through a federal grant without a state match requirement.

Eliminates these two positions because the program is ending and the positions are no longer needed.

Eliminates one nongeneral fund position that is associated with the Hemophilia Project. The workload can be absorbed by other personnel.

Eliminates a financial assistant position.

Eliminates a buyer position.

Eliminates vacant classified and filled wage positions in all 35 local health districts.

Eliminates position since the procurement can be done through the agency's central procurement office.

Replaces the full-time position with a wage position.

Reduces nonpersonal service expenditures for training, printing, postage, and others.

Freezes funding for the program which provides a recipient up to $50,000 for a two year commitment to serve in a medically underserved area in the Commonwealth. Current program participants will not be affected.

Eliminates the position in the Roanoke Health District. The responsibilities of the epidemiologist in the Roanoke Health District will be assumed by the existing epidemiologist from the Alleghany Health District. This will further consolidate the activities of these districts.

Replaces the IT position with a contractor for services as needed.

Eliminates the position which serves as a technical expert and program coordinator for Virginia's crisis intervention and peer support services. This strategy will not impact services.

Eliminates environmental engineer position.

Eliminates an environmental health specialist position.

Replaces the full-time secretary position with a wage position.

Ensures that nongeneral fund resources are bearing the appropriate portion of program expenses.

Moves equipment rental and management service charges to Emergency Preparedness and Response. The program can support these service charges through federal funding.

Reflects a reduction of funding provided to the department for administration and other activities.

Reduces state resources to Fairfax and Arlington local health departments.

Provides a one-time cash balance transfer from the Water Supply Assistance Grant Fund to the general fund. There is sufficient support from state funds to meet current obligations. This balance has not been obligated to support current water improvement projects.

Eliminates contracts with community groups for community education, public service announcements, and support groups. This strategy does not eliminate medical services.

Reduces support for these grants.

Reduces funding used to reimburse families up to $1,500 a year for the costs of special foods that are necessary for the management of metabolic disorders. Funding for these services can be provided with Medicaid funds from the Department of Medical Assistance Services.

Reduces funding for start-up costs. The pilot projects will provide alternative arrangements for prenatal and delivery services.

Reduces general fund support due to the 2008 General Assembly authorized increased fees. It is expected that higher overall revenues will result with the fee increases.

Reduces funding to the Lynchburg early intervention centers.

Reduces support to the health center.

Reduces funding to the nonprofit healthcare organization.

Reduces funding to the health wagon.

Reduces funding to the Richmond center.

Reduces funding to the South Norfolk clinic.

Reduces funding to the Richmond clinic.

Reduces funding to the Fairfax County clinic.

Reduces funding to the council.

Reduces funding to the Williamsburg center.

Reduces funding to the Newport News foundation.

Reduces funding to the consortium.

Reduces funding to the council.

Reduces funding to the health data organization.

Reduces discretionary spending for nonpersonal services, such as furniture and equipment.

Accelerates local health districts telework and centralized data entry, reduces travel, replaces full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) with less expensive contract services. Manage adjacent Southside and Pittsylvania-Danville districts with a single management team based on current vacancies.

Eliminates three positions, which will result in lower overall operating expenses.

Eliminates one soil expert to assist applicants (builders, homeowners, and others) and staff located in local health departments. The contract provides expert evaluation and recommendations for non-routine soil applications as necessary.

Reduces general fund match used to support the WIC Farmer's Market Grant. The underutilized grant provides WIC participants with coupons to purchase fruits and vegetables from a certified Farmer's Market. Fresh fruits and vegetables will be available through the regular WIC program beginning in 2009.

Transfers unexpended balances remaining from special funded grants that have closed.

Replaces general fund appropriation with program certification fees. The program, which is part of the Acute Care Division of the department, issues certificates of quality of assurance to licensed MCHIPs, conducts onsite compliance reviews, and investigates enrollee complaints regarding the quality of care received from the managed care provider.

Requires all department employees to participate in direct deposit or pay card programs and eliminates the option of receiving paper earnings notices.

Returns general fund savings resulting from decreased eVa rates. The strategy will not impact services.

Transfers a one-time cash balance from the Bedding and Upholstery Sanitation Fund to the general fund. Excess bedding fees are the result of revenues exceeding expenses.

Returns general fund savings resulting from decreased fleet rates for fleet vehicles older than model year 2004.

Provides funding for the grant through an in-kind match. The grant requires Healthy Pathways Coalition Partners to provide in-kind match or eliminate the federal grant.

Transfers three positions currently supported with general funds to grants. The transfer of these positions will affect the delivery of core services, but will avoid layoffs.

Delays the hiring of five vacant technical positions.

Reduces funding for the Voluntary Sterilization Project in the Office of Family Health Services. Under the Medicaid program, Plan First will reimburse public and private providers who provide contraceptive services to individuals who have children and for personal and/or medical reasons desire a permanent birth control method. Many of these clients are currently being served through the department and qualify for Plan First.

Allows the department to assume the duties of the regional health planning agencies relating to the Certificate of Public Need process. The strategy also revises budget bill language authorizing the Division of Certificate of Public Need to conduct public hearings as deemed necessary by the State Health Commissioner and upon request of the locality.

Focuses the services provided by all three centers into one statewide center. There are three poison control programs serving Virginia located at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, and the National Capital Poison Center in Washington, D.C. Services will not be impacted by this savings strategy.

Eliminates the program that provides indoor radon education materials and technical assistance to the public.

Redirects anticipated excess revenues to the general fund. The department collects annual fees for the issuance of licenses and permits of bedding manufacturers, bedding renovators, furniture reupholsters, importers of bedding and upholstered furniture, distributors and supply dealers. All of the fees collected are deposited into the Bedding and Upholstery Sanitation Fund, according to the Code. The budget bill language will transfer the excess bedding fee collections, which have typically exceeded expenditures, to the general fund in FY 2010.

Transfers the revenue generated from motor vehicle registration fees to the State Police's medevac program. Revenue generated by the additional $0.25 of the fee, approved by the 2008 General Assembly, is deposited into the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund and used only to pay for the costs associated with the certification and recertification training of emergency medical services personnel. The revenue, $1.6 million, will now be used to support med-flight missions. This a language-only amendment. The Department of State Police is supplanting general fund appropriation equal to the new "4-for-Life" revenue as part of the Governor's 2008-2010 Reduction Plan. The nongeneral fund appropriation increase is included in the Department of State Police's budget for FY 2010.

Reduces planned expenses for contract clerical staff, delays hiring records manager and Comprehensive Health Investment Project of Virginia program manager, and reduces employee training.

Reduces the department's reliance on the delivery of services through contractors.

Loại bỏ nửa phần trăm tài trợ thực hành lương được cấp cho Executive branch agencies trong hai năm 2006-08.

Identifies appropriate nongeneral fund resources to assume a portion of the central office's administrative expenses.

Thông thường, khi một cơ quan thực hiện sa thải nhân viên đủ điều kiện nghỉ hưu, thay vì nghỉ việc, nhân viên được cung cấp một gói hưu trí nâng cao. Trong những trường hợp như vậy, cơ quan sẽ trả cho Hệ thống Hưu trí Virginia cho chi phí của gói nâng cao. Chiến lược tiết kiệm này sẽ yêu cầu Hệ thống Hưu trí Virginia tạm thời hấp thụ các chi phí phát sinh do sa thải trong kế hoạch giảm tháng 10 2008 của Thống đốc và xây dựng số tiền vào các tính toán tỷ lệ đóng góp trong tương lai.

Supplants $1 of the $2 dollars collected from vital records fees and deposited to the Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund with general fund support from the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Program. The current budget bill language directs $2 of the $4 collected from vital records fees to be deposited to the Fund for the purpose of fully automating vital records.

Provides a one-time cash transfer to the general fund.