The 2021 Executive Budget Document
Governor Northam's Proposed Amendments to the 2020-2022 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 16, 2020 
 
Department of Health [601]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human Resources
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $168,807,615 $529,096,894 $697,904,509
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $170,525,146 $532,728,591 $703,253,737
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $182,107,747 $548,203,813 $730,311,560
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $180,711,343 $549,408,884 $730,120,227
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Proposed Budget $230,860,433 $585,546,962 $816,407,395
    2020 Special Session Approp. Act $200,240,415 $585,546,962 $785,787,377
    Governor's Amendments $30,620,018 $0 $30,620,018
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Proposed Budget $280,979,213 $625,528,466 $906,507,679
    2020 Special Session Approp. Act $198,041,753 $583,087,587 $781,129,340
    Governor's Amendments $82,937,460 $42,440,879 $125,378,339
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 1,490.00 2,192.00 3,682.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 1,490.00 2,193.00 3,683.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,503.00 2,196.00 3,699.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,504.50 2,198.00 3,702.50
2020-2022 2021 Proposed Positions 1,513.50 2,198.00 3,711.50
    2020 Special Session Approp. Act 1,513.50 2,198.00 3,711.50
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Proposed Positions 1,544.50 2,198.00 3,742.50
    2020 Special Session Approp. Act 1,517.50 2,198.00 3,715.50
    Governor's Amendments 27.00 0.00 27.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Add funding to support mass vaccination efforts Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to continue support for a mass vaccination campaign to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and have systems in place to efficiently store and distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $30,184,899 $59,123,029
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Request base appropriation for the Epidemiological and Laboratory Capacity federal grant Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation in the second year for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity grant for COVID-19 response to continue testing and containment efforts.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
Nongeneral Fund $0 $40,255,099
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Add funding for COVID-19 pandemic communications needs Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to further enhance the agency's communication efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Virginia's Health is in Our Hands campaign.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $6,500,000 $12,500,000
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Move reductions to agency budget Decision Package
  Moves the reductions included in Item 482.20 of the 2020 Special Session Appropriation Act from Central Appropriations to the agency budget.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund ($7,387,353) ($6,276,521)
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Update JLARC cooperative budget funding formula Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to the Virginia Department of Health to meet the revised funding formula estimates for the cooperative health budget. The agency will use a portion of this funding to hold harmless localities that would otherwise experience a decrease in general fund support.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $10,200,000
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Strengthen infrastructure for disease surveillance and investigation Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to support epidemiologist and communicable disease nurse positions at the Office of Epidemiology for public health emergency response and to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $3,118,145
Positions 0.00 26.00
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Add funding for COVID-19 data modeling Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to contract with the University of Virginia's Biocomplexity Institute and the RAND corporation for COVID-19 data modeling services.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $722,472 $1,444,944
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Add funding for adequate IT bandwidth infrastructure Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to increase bandwidth capacity across 180 agency locations to address technological inefficiencies. This will allow the Virginia Department of Health and public health partners to communicate and share critical information in a timely manner, which is important during a public health pandemic.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $1,321,320
Nongeneral Fund $0 $711,480
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Transfer general fund appropriation from the Department of Behavioral Health Services for Naloxone distribution Decision Package
  Transfers general fund appropriation for the purchase of naloxone from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services central office to the Virginia Department of Health, which has a greater capacity to store and distribute Naloxone doses.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $1,300,000
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Add clarifying language for the Contraceptive Access Initiative and increase TANF funding Decision Package
  Increases nongeneral fund appropriation from federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds for LARC and non-LARC contraceptives. Additionally, this amendment adds language giving the Virginia Department of Health the flexibility to shift funding from one category of contraceptives to the other based on patient volume and patient choice.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,000,000
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Add funding for a strategic public communication campaign Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to support a strategic public communications campaign with a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion to maximize the reach of COVID-19 communications to target Virginians of various socio-economic, geographic, racial and ethnic, generational, physical and mental abilities, religious, gender, language differences, and other unique similarities and differences.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $600,000 $0
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Request general fund match and nongeneral fund appropriation for a COVID-19 response grant for the Office of Licensure and Certification Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to be used as match to draw down federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services funds through the CARES Act and provides nongeneral fund appropriation for the grant funds. Funding will be used for survey and certification activities associated with the increased workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $59,288
Nongeneral Fund $0 $474,300
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Add funding and a position for a wastewater infrastructure manager Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation and one position to support a wastewater infrastructure manager in the Office of Environmental Health Services. This position is necessary to address the aging wastewater treatment systems in Virginia. Additionally this position would be responsible for facilitating a number of loans or grants associated with legislation creating an onsite sewage indemnification fund.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $137,255
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Provide additional funding for the Special Olympics' Health Athletes program Decision Package
  Provides additional general fund support the second year for the Special Olympics 'Healthy Athlete' Program.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $10,000
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Update State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program budget language Decision Package
  Replaces State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program specific income requirements with Virginia Medication Assistance Program (VA MAP) eligibility requirements. The change is necessary to ensure that seniors and disabled people living with HIV who qualify for Medicare, but not SPAP assistance, would now qualify under the VA MAP specific income requirements.
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Transfer nongeneral fund appropriation between programs to better align with execution Decision Package
  Transfers nongeneral fund appropriation between programs to accurately reflect where expenditures occur within the agency.
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Eliminate the Office of Vital Records' credit line Decision Package
  Removes language establishing a line of credit for the Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records. The line of credit has never been utilized and is no longer necessary.
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Support the Virginia Partners in Prayer Program Decision Package
  Adds language directing the Office of Health Equity to provide support for the Virginia Partners in Prayer Program. Funding will come from current general fund resources at the Virginia Department of Health.


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