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2012 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB1301 (Committee Approved)

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Restore Funding for MEOC - Pharmacy Connect

Item 284 #3s

Item 284 #3s

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Health And Human Resources
Aging, Department for the FY2013 $107,750 FY2014 $215,500 GF

Language
Page 211, line 23, strike "$30,569,939" and insert "$30,677,689".
Page 211, line 23, strike "$30,188,716" and insert "$30,404,216".
Page 212, line 26, strike "107,750 the first" and insert "215,500 each".


Explanation
(This amendment restores funding for the Pharmacy Connect program operated by Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc. The introduced budget reduced funding by 50 percent in FY 2013 and 100 percent in FY 2014. The program provides patients with prescription drugs in southwest Virginia and a 15 to 1 return on state funding. )