DSHS Legislative Appropriations Request Hearing Set for 9/13/10

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Texas Department of State Health Services Legislative Appropriations

Request for 2012-13 Submitted

DSHS's legislative appropriations request (LAR) totaling $5.95 billion

for the 2012-13 biennium has been submitted to the Legislative Budget

Board. (View LAR http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/budget/lar/default.shtm>

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The LBB and the Governor's Office will hold a joint hearing on the DSHS

LAR Monday, September 13, 2010, 1- 5 p.m., in the Capitol.

DSHS was required to also submit a list of options for reducing the

general revenue/non-entitlement portion of its LAR by 10 percent, or

$238.4 million. (View options

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/budget/lar/6I.pdf> .)

And the agency submitted $200 million in " exceptional items " requests

for additional funding to maintain current service levels, comply with

federal and state laws and help move health forward in Texas. (View

exceptional items http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/budget/lar/2E.pdf> .)

Click to view

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/council/agendas/Aug2010/2012-13-LAR-82510.p

pt> a presentation summarizing the LAR, proposed budget reduction

options and exceptional items.

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/budget/lar/default.shtm

DSHS is requesting a total appropriation of $70,000,808 for the

Designated Trauma Facility and EMS Account 5111 each year of the 2012-13

biennium, a.k.a. as HB 3588 monies. This represents an initial

reduction of $5 million per year over what was originally appropriated

for the 2010-11 biennium. While the State of Texas budget faces some

real challenges, some $360 million sits in the account 5111

unappropriated, which is supposed to be dedicated to designated trauma

facilities, EMS and RACs. TETAF will attend and present testimony at

the hearing on Monday, September 13th. Others wishing to do so are

encouraged to attend.

Questions? Please do not hesitate to contact me.

DINAH S. WELSH

Chief Executive Officer

Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation

3400 Enfield Road

Austin, Texas 78703

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