| • |
| Provide additional appropriation for the Reinsurance Program |
Decision Package |
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Increases appropriation to reimburse individual health insurance market carriers for eligible expenses. The Reinsurance Program is supported through federal funding provided through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver and state funds. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$5,000,000 |
$47,000,000 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$331,877,124 |
$354,120,000 |
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| • |
| Provide additional resources for the health benefit exchange |
Decision Package |
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Transitions the federally-supported health benefit exchange to a state-supported platform. The start-up and implementation costs of the state-based health benefit exchange are supported through a working capital advance. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$22,279,104 |
$25,098,879 |
| Positions |
27.00 |
29.00 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$6,212 |
$6,212 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$6,642,269 |
$6,642,269 |
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| • |
| Provide additional nongeneral fund appropriation and positions |
Decision Package |
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Provides resources for the agency to address an increase in regulatory work, fulfill cybersecurity requirements and initiatives, and continue statutory requirements for railroad and pipeline safety. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$6,025,188 |
$6,025,188 |
| Positions |
54.00 |
54.00 |
|
| • |
| Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Fund federal defrayal cost of state-mandated essential health benefits to provide hearing aid coverage for minors |
Decision Package |
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Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. Funds the defrayal of federal costs of a state-mandated benefit on qualified health plans that exceeds the essential health benefits benchmark plan. The costs of such state mandate must be defrayed by the state in accordance with the federal Affordable Care Act. In addition, language is included to override state statute to ensure the state mandate pursuant to Chapter 473 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023, provides coverage of hearing aids for individuals under the age of 18 applies to all qualified health plans. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$415,157 |
$415,157 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$353,442 |
$353,442 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 C. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$113,966 |
$113,966 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$75 |
$75 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$80,679 |
$80,679 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
($37) |
($37) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($51,954) |
($51,954) |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
($32) |
($32) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($50,277) |
($50,277) |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 E. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$64 |
$64 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$16,538 |
$16,538 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 J. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($14,327) |
($14,327) |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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| |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
($3) |
($3) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($1,343) |
($1,343) |
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| • |
| Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase |
Decision Package |
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Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. |
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FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
| General Fund |
$1,335 |
$1,335 |
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| • |
| Establish reinsurance program service area |
Decision Package |
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Creates a new service area for the administration of the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program. The reinsurance program, established pursuant to Chapter 480 of the 2021 Virginia Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, reimburses individual market health insurers for a percentage of an enrollee's claims costs. |
