Medicaid options study.

12LSO-0153.C3

FISCAL NOTE

This bill repeals 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 193. From funds which would have otherwise reverted as a result of repealing 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 193, this bill appropriates $100,000 to the Governor’s Office and $20,000 to the Legislative Service Office.

This bill reappropriates to the Department of Health any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining under the $100,000 appropriation in 2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 161, Section 3(a).

DETAIL OF APPROPRIATION

Agency #:  001     Agency Name:  Governor's Office

Unit:  0114 Medicaid Options Study

EXPENDITURE BY SERIES AND YEAR       FY 2012         FY 2013         FY 2014

0900  Contractual Services Costs                      $100,000                

Total Expenditure Per Year:                            $100,000               

Grand Total Expenditure:              $100,000

Total Appropriated to Agency:         $100,000

Total Appropriated by Fund

GENERAL FUND             :            $100,000

Description of Appropriation: The funds appropriated in Section 3(b)(i) are to be spent on the options study during FY 2013.

Agency #:  201     Agency Name:  Legislative Service Office

Program:  0101 Administration

EXPENDITURE BY SERIES AND YEAR       FY 2012         FY 2013         FY 2014

0100  Personnel/Benefit Costs           $1,450            $2,900                

0200  Supportive Services Costs         $1,880            $3,760                

Total Expenditure Per Year:             $3,330            $6,660               

Grand Total Expenditure:                $9,990

Total Appropriated to Agency:          $20,000

Total Appropriated by Fund

GENERAL FUND             :             $20,000

Description of appropriation:  The funds appropriated in Section 3(b)(ii) are for payment of salary, per diem and mileage for four legislative task force members augmenting the Labor, Health and Social Services Committee.  The above estimate assumes a total of three meeting days, with one meeting day in FY 2012 and two meeting days in FY 2013.

Agency #:  048     Agency Name:  Department of Health

Unit:  0101 Director's Office

EXPENDITURE BY SERIES AND YEAR       FY 2012         FY 2013         FY 2014

0900  Contractual Services Costs      $20,000         $80,000                

Total Expenditure Per Year:           $20,000         $80,000               

Grand Total Expenditure:              $100,000

Total Appropriated to Agency:                

Total Appropriated by Fund

Description of appropriation:  The funds reappropriated in Section 3(a) of this bill from the Governor’s Office to the Department of Health will be expended to assist the department in conducting the study.  This assistance may include analyses of data and information about the Medicaid Program and the population it is intended to serve, forecasting, making cost estimates, and modeling.

Prepared by:   Alex Kean, LSO Phone: 777-7881

(Information provided by: Shelly L. Andrews, Governor’s Office phone:777-8214 and Meredith Asay, Department of Health phone: 777-8965)