Program Authorization: R.S. 28:380 through R.S. 28:444
The mission of the Administration and Support Program is to oversee, administer and support the Patient Care Program which directly provides a residential living option and other supports and services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
In order to receive Title XIX funding, the Developmental Center must meet eight Conditions of Participation. These conditions are: (1) Active Treatment, (2) Physical Environment, (3) Client Protection, (4) Facility Staffing, (5) Health Care Services, (6) Dietary, (7) Client behavior and Facility Practice, and (8) Governing Body. Taken as a whole the Conditions simply indicate that a facility may or may not participate in the Title XIX Program. However, with 389 standards making up these conditions, quality in service provision is defined. The standards are comprehensive in nature and compliance is critical to the provision of good quality programmatic services..
The goal of the Administration and Support Program is to provide efficient and effective administrative and support services to the programmatic services Hammond Developmental Center.
The Administration and Support Program is a program within Hammond Developmental Center, whose purpose is to oversee, administer and support the Patient Care Program and Community Supports Program, which directly provides residential living options and other supports and services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
The Administration and Support Program consists of the following activities: (1) Associate Administrator, (2) Quality Assurance, (3) Department of Justice Coordinator, (4) Human Resources, (5) Fiscal Services, (6) Plant Management, (7) Investigations, (8) Medical Services (Medical Records),
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indicators 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).
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
The Administration and Support Program of Hammond Developmental Center is funded from a combination of Interagency Transfers and Fees and Self-generated Revenues. Interagency Transfers include Title XIX reimbursement for Services provided to Medicaid-eligible residents from the Department of Health and Hospitals, Medical Vendor Payments Program. Fees and Self-generated Revenues include reimbursement for employee meals, and payments from residents for services provided based on a sliding fee scale.
ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 97.3% of the existing operating budget. It represents 83.4% of the total request of $9,988,330 for this program. The major reason for the decrease from existing operating budget is the reduction of other line items in the amount of $230,914 in order to fully fund salaries.
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This program does not have funding for Professional Services for Fiscal Year 1999-2000. |
OTHER CHARGES
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Division of Administration - Comprehensive Public Employees' Training Program |
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Division of Administration - Uniform Payroll System expenses |
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ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
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Funding for replacement of inoperable and obsolete equipment |
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