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Budget Amendments - SB29 (Floor Approved)

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Provide Bridge Funding for Bay Aging Eastern Virginia Care Transitions Partnership

Item 326 #1s

Item 326 #1s

First Year - FY2015 Second Year - FY2016
Health and Human Resources
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services FY2015 $0 FY2016 $250,000 GF

Language
Page 122, line 31, strike "$33,944,309" and insert "$34,194,309".

Page 122, line 31, strike "Not set out."

Drawn to Chapter 665:

Page 319, after Paragraph I., insert:

"J.  Out of this appropriation, $250,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for Bay Aging to be used as bridge funding to support the Eastern Virginia Care Transitions Partnership program."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $250,000 the second year from the general fund to support the Eastern Virginia Care Transitions Partnership program, which is operated by Bay Aging, an Area Agency on Aging. This program works with patients discharged from hospitals in an effort to reduce readmissions and has been shown to be effective., However, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently eliminated their funding. The program needs temporary assistance to bridge the gap until the program is sustainable by generating income from private payers. Federal rules that penalize hospitals for readmission within 30 days has created a need for this type of program.)