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Senate Institutions Committee reviews DOC FY26 budget adjustment, including Wellpath contract expansion and Medicaid offset
Summary
Department of Corrections staff told the Senate Institutions Committee that H.790 would increase FY26 spending for in-state medical services and substance-use treatment under the Wellpath contract, offset some general-fund costs by moving allowable activities into the Global Commitment via a random moment time study, and add modest operating costs for out-of-state beds, utilities and staff hoteling.
The Senate Institutions Committee heard testimony Feb. 10 from Department of Corrections officials on H.790, a FY26 budget adjustment that would change several DOC operating lines and amend the contract for in‑custody medical and substance‑use services.
Interim Commissioner John Murrah and DOC budget staff presented the department’s summary, saying the proposal moves some costs from the general fund into the Global Commitment (the state Medicaid-like pool) by documenting probation and parole staff activities through a random moment time study. DOC officials said that shift is intended to reduce pressure on the general fund and that reporting under the new time study has begun this fiscal year. Committee members asked whether DOC plans to continue the practice next year; DOC replied that it is the plan to continue the approach.
DOC also described a contract amendment with Wellpath for in‑state medical services tied to an increase in average daily population and to expanded substance‑use treatment, including a Burlington Recovery Response project. DOC said the…
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