Program A: Administration and General Support

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Program A: Administration and General Support

Program Authorization: Act 91 of 1967; Act 253 of 1972; Act 617 of 1987 and Act 390 of 1991

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Administration and General Support Program is to provide executive management leadership, and administrative support necessary for the delivery of patient care services.

The goals of the Administration and General Support Program are:

1. Provide a physical plant environment which accommodates the residential living needs of its patients and the working needs of its employees.

2. Expand the agency’s information services capabilities and promote the utilization of information services technology by its workforce.

Sub-activities of this program include administration, human resources, training, payroll, purchasing, accounting, warehouse, maintenance, housekeeping, dietary, security, transportation, medical records, central supply, and switchboard.

OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indictors are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).

RESOUREC ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM

SOURCE OF FUNDING

The Administration and General Support program is funded with General Fund, Interagency Transfers, Fees and Self-generated Revenues, and Title XVIII federal funds (Medicare). Interagency Transfer means of financing represents Title XIX reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid eligible patients received through the Department of Health and Hospitals, Medical Vendor Payments Program. Fees and Self-generated Revenues include: (1) payments from patients for services based on a sliding fee scale; (2) employee meal reimbursement; and (3) miscellaneous income, such as funds received from individuals for copies of patient medical records.

ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION

GENERAL FUND	TOTAL	T.O.	DESCRIPTION

$208,182	$5,928,321	134	ACT 19 FISCAL YEAR 1998-1999

			BA-7 TRANSACTIONS:
$0	$65,558	0	Carry forward

$208,182	$5,993,879	134	EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET – November 20, 1998

$2,605	$39,464	0	Annualization of FY 1998 -1999 Classified State Employee Merit Increase
$2,657	$40,252	0	Classified State Employees Merit Increases for FY 1999 - 2000
($8,422)	($58,505)	0	Risk Management Adjustment
$59,865	$59,865	0	Acquisitions and Major Repairs
($14,313)	($14,313)	0	Nonrecurring Acquisitions and Major Repairs
$0	($65,558)	0	Nonrecurring carry forwards
$569	$569	0	Legislative Auditor Fees
$39	$756	0	UPS Fees
$13,858	$209,971	0	Salary Base Adjustment
($8,316)	($126,006)	0	Attrition Adjustment
$0	$0	(3)	Personnel Reductions
($6,684)	($101,277)	0	Salary Funding from Other Line Items
$0	$3,566	0	Civil Service Fees

$250,040	$5,982.,663	131	TOTAL RECOMMENDED

$41,858	($11,216)	(3)	DIFFERENCE (TOTAL RECOMMENDED AND EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET)

The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 99.8% of the existing operating budget. It represents 94.5% of the total request of $6,328,709 for this program. This program has remained essentially unchanged from existing operating budget.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

$1,600		Contracts to provide chemical and bacteriological analysis of the sewer treatment facilities as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

$1,600		TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

OTHER CHARGES

$10,277		Legislative Auditor expenses

$10,277		TOTAL OTHER CHARGES

		Interagency Transfers:
$252,848		East Louisiana State Hospital - utilities (Natural Gas)
$31,500		East Louisiana State Hospital - fire protection
$2,866		Division of Administration - Comprehensive Public Employees' Training Program
$34,608		Department of Civil Service - personnel services
$12,905		Uniform Payroll System expenses

$334,727		TOTAL INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS

ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

$59,865		Funding for replacement of inoperable and obsolete office and computer equipment

$59,865		TOTAL ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS

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