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2012 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB1301 (Conference Report)

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Restore Funding for Poison Control Centers

Item 297 #9c

Item 297 #9c

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Health And Human Resources
Health, Department of FY2013 $500,000 FY2014 $0 GF
FY2013 ($500,000) FY2014 ($500,000) NGF

Language
Page 220, line 2, strike "$6,795,644" and insert "$6,295,644".
Page 222, line 40, after "R." insert "1.".
Page 222, line 41, strike "special emergency medical services" and insert "general".
Page 222, line 41, strike "the" and insert "two".
Page 222, line 41, after the period, insert:
"2.  The Commissioner of Health shall report to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by November 1, 2012 on the level of funding needed to support the operations and services of Poison Control Centers.  The Commissioner shall assess the level of funding needed to provide statewide coverage of poison control services by two centers and the services that are required to be provided."


Explanation
(This amendment adds $500,000 from the general fund the first year and reduces $500,000 in nongeneral funds each year for poison control centers. The introduced budget provided $500,000 in nongeneral funds each year from special emergency medical services to supplant general fund operating support for Poison Control Centers. This amendment reverses that action by providing $500,000 from the general fund the first year for poison control services. This amendment also requires the Commissioner of Health to report to the Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees on the level of funding needed to support two poison control centers to serve the Commonwealth.)