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Department of Health details grant shifts, appropriation transfers and a net staffing decline in FY27 plan
Summary
Financial Director Megan Polk told the committee the department plans several internal transfers (Narcan program to Substance Use appropriation, school Medicaid claiming to Agency of Education/DEVA, preschool-development duties to DCF), expects continued federal grants and noted a net reduction of 16 positions with a 3% vacancy-savings rate in the budget despite an actual ~8% vacancy; the committee also discussed single-audit findings and the upcoming joint fiscal committee review of the Rural Health Transformation grant.
At the House Appropriations Committee hearing, Financial Director Megan Polk walked members through appropriation-level changes and grant treatment in the FY27 request.
Polk said several programs will move between appropriations to reflect where work is housed and how spending authority is used: the medical and lab supply line that covers the Narcan program is moving from the Public Health appropriation to the Substance Use appropriation (to be paid from the evidence-based education special fund), the school Medicaid assistance claiming process will be managed by the Agency of Education (DEVA) and some preschool-development…
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