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Commissioner Mark Levine said the department requests a $150,000 increase in general funds for a legislatively directed household health insurance survey; the department said the final cost of that contract will be $550,000. Levine described a $500,000 one-time transfer for community grants related to health equity; the department said this is not new money but a shift of previously appropriated one-time funds from the Office of Health Equity (administration) to the Health Department, which will administer the grants.

Levine also described a $4,000,000 general fund request for \"contingent sustainability grants to mental health and substance use residential treatment facilities.\" He said the contingency funding would provide time-limited financial assistance as part of an organizational stability plan for providers facing financial instability, or alternatively to secure services from other providers if needed. Levine noted that Secretary Samuelson had addressed this request earlier in the day.

Committee members raised broader concerns about the financial stability of provider networks and asked whether the funding is intended as extraordinary relief for vulnerable providers, noting the state’s uncertain revenue picture for the next fiscal year. The department described the request as targeted, intended to be applied where providers show vulnerability, and not an across-the-board bailout; Levine said some providers are vulnerable while others are operating normally. The requests were presented to the committee for consideration as part of budget adjustment language and would require legislative action to appropriate funds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Appropriations - 2025-01-15 - 3:30PM","oneSentenceSummary","The Vermont Department of Health presented several one-time fiscal 2025 requests to the Appropriations Committee, including $150,000 for a household health insurance survey, a $500,000 transfer for community health equity grants and $4,000,000 in contingency funds for residential mental health and substance-use providers.","taxTitle","Appropriations, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative , Vermont","taxId",30573,"location","Vermont","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6387152,"Health Department seeks to add roughly $1 million from cannabis fund to prevention programs",214,745820,960165,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116933-a2ef9f498b1eede8d48776ee3b05d01f&start=745&end=960","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116933-a2ef9f498b1eede8d48776ee3b05d01f/thumbnail_745820.jpg","/articles/6387152/Vermont/Health-Department-seeks-to-add-roughly-1-million-from-cannabis-fund-to-prevention-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387152-e9895cb222948b022e119961b9d5484f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141181&Signature=DJm1knSawaVNxYkYYOWA3aXId5cdOXPF23dSKlFEP5VmoryFfiN9Mr1m5AEjf4l2x7fXAQsjteQiSuqEGaD9p7waqaS~uNDpx4C8IfqqQstFZMRWP9MduF~2KOcQw44wFyEdAkJLzghpsfS3aX3A7GqrGPxt~Eyl~3L-eCsg4VKv6F~fZA8~KS4W6a9gGUWYx1R9fdEySHI2cx6CCA9Xqo5wHcGSbRIxAcNGzant6fYGt5sMzt9jMX5XUwGVrunt7XtlHrIHy6KFlRx2CSuRz7ply8K3uV2efIXnJb60OZNawcFtg8CuxfVOIM50Nw0s2qcKeaKtMktGRphneOS-Gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermont Department of Health told the Appropriations Committee the fiscal 2024 year-end transfer to the Cannabis Regulation Fund exceeded estimates, raising the 30% earmark for substance misuse prevention to $4,025,125. When the fiscal 2025 budget was passed, that earmark had been set at $3,000,000; the department said the difference would support expansion of statewide, evidence-based substance misuse prevention programming.

Commissioner Mark Levine explained: \"When the fiscal year 2025 budget was passed, it included $3,000,000 in the substance use appropriation for this purpose. The fiscal 2024 year end transfer was greater than estimated, and the 30% earmarked for substance misuse programs totaled $4,025,125.\" He said the additional funding will be used to scale up school- and community-level prevention strategies and to sustain programs at a statewide level.

Paul Daley said the department expects to obligate the funds through grant awards and noted that many grants operate on a reimbursement basis: \"We would expect that some of the payments for the new awards would be made after the end of fiscal year 25 and the funds would be carried forward into 26 for that purpose. But we do expect to be able to commit all the funds, within as soon as we get action from legislature.\" Committee members asked whether the additional money would be spent within the remaining months of fiscal 2025; staff said grants can be awarded and obligations made quickly but some payments will occur after year end.

Levine framed the funding as an opportunity to expand \"long term statewide school and community level evidence based strategies\" that include education, alternatives, policy changes, community support, and early identification with referrals. He noted that starting in fiscal year 2026, statute directs 30% of cannabis excise tax revenue to substance misuse prevention programming up to $10 million annually, and the department has plans to scale programs as revenue allows. There was discussion of program evaluation and whether prevention messaging is reaching youth on social media; the department said programs include both messaging and community- and school-based services.","The department told appropriators that a larger-than-expected year-end transfer to the Cannabis Regulation Fund raised the 30% earmark for substance misuse prevention to $4,025,125, up from the $3 million included in the FY25 budget; the department plans to obligate the extra funds through grants and may carry payments into FY26.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6387159,"Health Department seeks $100,000 grant to stock medication used in medical abortions",205,511280,716440,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116933-a2ef9f498b1eede8d48776ee3b05d01f&start=511&end=716","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116933-a2ef9f498b1eede8d48776ee3b05d01f/thumbnail_511280.jpg","/articles/6387159/Vermont/Health-Department-seeks-100000-grant-to-stock-medication-used-in-medical-abortions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387159-3edba4685055c14ae0b8fbeb3e245ff4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141181&Signature=Kimd2AygWOJGi-aTj82ERmWM08z6Z0e9wF5XQ2hUCuewazIuy4NKxj2NG2LQtgm-enFyctSpvEgmWW~01vPLleyGYH~mtNM0YD3JrlNTc6gtpqCzFi4AzF~o9YoEhi6kQKL-YUy3FiaT~9CODBtxy9tJbWAgI7CUWjUhODPZRFTuGTh7eCnAM8tv4Mc0x7tXOJ9GtafTZ6YBDJY4~ty3O0nbqXttHzGEyKtM4O13JCU-woOGEg4rbVEk8hSWCqEjhCK2XLmE2f1N9u5zQZO0LEN4r6vtsgrI1Qb4WvZQhzdIyKNpjWUYmqsdHBsZxuvx0Ax1SpEsZk-UiPJ~Qaen5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermont Department of Health told the Appropriations Committee it is requesting a $100,000 one-time general-fund grant to Planned Parenthood Northern New England to purchase a one-year stock of mifepristone and misoprostol \"to help assure uninterrupted access to care for patients,\" Commissioner Mark Levine said on Jan. 15.

Levine described the payment as \"intended to be a one-time assistance in response to uncertainty in the regulatory environment.\" He said the grant would support purchase of the two medications used for medical abortions and would be limited to services provided in Vermont.

Representative Jim Harrison pressed whether the funds could be used outside Vermont. Harrison said he would not object to the organization’s mission but said, \"I just don't think Vermont taxpayers should be paying for services they're providing in New Hampshire.\" Levine responded that, based on prior guidance two years earlier, Planned Parenthood’s inventory management meant the stock would be specifically for services provided in Vermont and \"would be limited on to that.\" Committee members also asked whether out-of-state patients could receive services if they present at Vermont clinics; Levine said clinics would serve people who come through the door in Vermont and that the department does not expect the inventory to be differentiated by patient residency.

Levine said he could not say how many other states have taken similar actions. The department did not provide additional details on procurement or distribution logistics during the hearing. The request appeared as part of the governor’s fiscal year 2025 budget adjustment materials and requires legislative approval to change appropriations.","Vermont’s Department of Health requested a $100,000 one-time general fund grant to Planned Parenthood Northern New England to purchase a one-year stock of mifepristone and misoprostol to safeguard access amid regulatory uncertainty.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6387166,"Health Department asks for $646,940 to cover share of ADS service-level agreement",303,94150,397410,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116933-a2ef9f498b1eede8d48776ee3b05d01f&start=94&end=397","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116933-a2ef9f498b1eede8d48776ee3b05d01f/thumbnail_94150.jpg","/articles/6387166/Vermont/Health-Department-asks-for-646940-to-cover-share-of-ADS-service-level-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387166-4316d202f69ecaa67819a2da9bf16e56/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141181&Signature=FrZGQUGkF2FWEP2As8Nhq~cc1E7P0c1R4w0VOcZDTDL8A5U8G1Tl26paKnRs53GIx12gldS87hhuMRewJeV9a8N6BAvNMaQ5gCmO0QNfpskJulnBxb0Qn8Ugzmd0dgwn~GKxPg7ybpFl52cbxMAqebpD86nQSTSr3peW1i26CUYrGDAfrxkze8d7o0E5J5BLvDnGhHP-Bvf8SqqgnPuBKNecHgo8s74dKmaJPGx4kTT35t9I5UzsuKe9zH6SGY6HQtR2d4VqN9r3ialRIboWaMoV8u4b~-qD3vd6SfVfFRTxPMaP2s7lkSOQ6z8mto6Bd~ADGQmhXCzF~ZDYLGs3dA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermont Department of Health asked the Appropriations Committee on Jan. 15 for $646,940 in additional fiscal 2025 funding to cover the department’s share of a service-level agreement with the Agency of Digital Services (ADS).

Commissioner Mark Levine told committee members: \"The administration is requesting additional funding for the cost of the health department share of the service level agreement with the agency of digital services. Total of $646,940.\" He said the line appears in B.311 as the difference between what was budgeted and the annual costs ADS provided for 2025.

The request stems from final 2025 billings ADS provided to the Agency of Human Services (AHS). Paul Daley, financial director at the Health Department, explained the two agencies reconcile trailing costs and then prorate them to departments: \"These are the final 2025 billings that you receive from ADS... we prorate those costs to the departments.\" Committee members pressed staff on why the increase was needed; Daley and the department said part of the amount is a reallocation that had been held at AHS central office and part is new, unbudgeted costs identified when ADS settled the year’s billings. Examples of ADS-billed services cited by Levine included Microsoft enterprise licensing.

Committee members asked whether the allocation is based on headcount or system activity; Levine and Daley said allocations vary by service and can be based on headcount or server activity and are determined at the AHS central office before being distributed to departments. No formal committee action was recorded during the presentation; the request was offered as part of the governor’s fiscal 2025 budget adjustment materials and will require legislative action to change appropriations.

The Health Department’s testimony noted this request is an agency-level true-up between the base appropriation and final ADS billings for the fiscal year. Committee members indicated they expect ADS to appear for additional questions in later hearings.","The Vermont Department of Health told the Appropriations Committee it needs $646,940 in fiscal 2025 to cover its share of final charges from the Agency of Digital Services, citing trailing billings and prorated allocations based on agency use.","actionData","errors"]

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Department of Health outlines several one-time FY25 requests including $4 million contingency for treatment facilities

Health Department seeks to add roughly $1 million from cannabis fund to prevention programs

Health Department seeks $100,000 grant to stock medication used in medical abortions

Health Department asks for $646,940 to cover share of ADS service-level agreement