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Agency 300070
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
RCW 70.96A, Title 74 RCW

Current Law Budget

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Request

$192,986,468

Net change from current biennium

$19,078,781

Increase

Percent change from current biennium

11.0%

Increase

The Alcohol and Substance Abuse programs are administered by the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. The Division contracts with counties and non-profit agencies to help people recover from substance addiction and to conduct programs of primary prevention.

The goals are to continue to develop and enhance the statewide network of prevention and treatment services so as to provide alcoholics and addicts with the tools necessary to establish and maintain alcohol and drug free lifestyles.

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County Managed Services

Support Services

Prevention

Residential and Sheltered Services

Special Projects

Program Support

Program Level Summary

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Operating Budget: Summary by Object

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages				3,576,823			3,841,595			3,592,837			3,726,640			4,000,504
Employee Benefits				930,846			986,159			970,063			981,221			1,048,533
Personal Service Contracts				58,200			28,031
Goods And Services				1,999,021			1,471,433			708,927			844,782			946,099
Travel				125,057			117,183			173,085			159,615			160,101
Capital Outlays				193,556			201,708			101,000			101,600			101,600
Grants, Benefits & Client Services				73,515,106			77,676,572			83,497,891			88,479,006			91,656,555
Debt Service				39,147			39,977			23,500			23,500			23,500
Interagency Reimbursements				(127,084)			(631)						12,600			12,600
Intra-Agency Reimbursements				657,327			288,815			189,542			362,887			345,125

Annual Total				80,967,999			84,650,842			89,256,845			94,691,851			98,294,617

Operating Budget: Category Summary

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
County Managed Services				35,441,437			37,271,596			41,733,553			41,402,658			42,731,467
Support Services				8,152,406			6,250,227			6,586,674			8,456,911			9,127,999
Prevention				8,467,299			8,625,652			8,852,221			8,980,037			9,121,521
Residential and Sheltered Services				19,099,587			22,187,262			23,825,838			26,440,285			29,900,008
Special Projects				4,716,849			5,752,303			3,517,281			4,540,685			2,559,875
Program Support				5,090,421			4,563,802			4,741,278			4,871,275			4,853,747
Annual Total				80,967,999			84,650,842			89,256,845			94,691,851			98,294,617
Fiscal Year 1993-94				75,684,647
Biennium Total				156,652,646			173,907,687						192,986,468

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

				1993-95 Actual								1995-97 Estimated								1997-99 Proposed
				Amount			Percent				Amount					Percent			Amount					Percent
County Managed Services			11,834,514			21.4%				11,765,458					17.5%			5,128,976					6.5%
Support Services			1,950,760			17.8%				(78,636)					(0.6)%			4,748,009					37.0%
Prevention			10,169,610			124.4%				(867,955)					(4.7)%			623,685					3.6%
Residential and Sheltered Services			(2,424,212)			(5.9)%				7,514,032					19.5%			10,327,193					22.4%
Special Projects			3,938,123			67.7%				(489,465)					(5.0)%			(2,169,024)					(23.4)%
Program Support			(256,237)			(2.5)%				(588,393)					(5.9)%			419,942					4.5%

Total			25,212,558			19.2%				17,255,041					11.0%			19,078,781					11.0%

Employment Summary

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			94.8		97.1			102.7				102.7				102.7
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			37,730			39,563		34,984				36,287				38,953

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				7,397,653			8,430,875				12,177,525			18,361,347			21,648,513
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal				31,956,137			30,028,360				29,225,378			31,250,055			30,905,655
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated				7,265,908			901,167				1,379,301
General Fund - Basic Account - Governors Emergency							480,000
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local														315,449			315,449
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated				286,576			407,986				408,196
General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Medicaid Federal							8,202,949				9,396,950			9,625,000			9,696,000
Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State				34,061,725			35,715,005				36,184,995			34,656,000			35,244,000
Health Services Account - State							484,500				484,500			484,000			485,000

Annual Total				80,967,999			84,650,842				89,256,845			94,691,851			98,294,617

Agency Local Funds

DSHS Client Trust Account
Funds are held by the Department of Social and Health Services on behalf of it's clients. The Managed Care Project is a three year project funded by the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. The overall goal of the project is to provide enhanced services to a sample of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) clients disabled by drug addiction or alcoholism, and examine the impact that these services have on client outcomes. A provision of this project provides for free Professional Representative Payee (PRP) services to the client. The Department deposits the client's SSI benefit check to a local bank account and funds are withdrawn in accordance with a pre-established budget for each client.

Statement of Local Fund Balances

6/30/95 Fund Balance

6/30/97 Estimated Fund Balance

1997-1999 Estimated Revenues

1997-1999 Estimated Expenditures

6/30/99 Estimated Fund Balance

Non-Budgeted Funds

DSHS Client Trust Account

5,832

14,546

49,895

64,441

County Managed Services

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Community alcohol and drug abuse programs are managed by county governments which either provide services directly or subcontract with local service agencies. Funds are allocated to counties on a formula basis, to be expended according to a substance abuse plan developed by the counties.

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Grants and Subsidies			35,441,437			37,271,596			41,733,553			41,402,658			42,731,467

Annual Total			35,441,437			37,271,596			41,733,553			41,402,658			42,731,467
Fiscal Year 1993-94			31,798,254
Biennium Total			67,239,691			79,005,149						84,134,125

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State											1,902,000			2,716,900			3,217,200
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal				10,647,353			7,812,622				9,136,443			9,402,889			9,588,393
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated				2,873,884
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local														250,000			250,000
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated							200,000				243,789
General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Medicaid Federal							5,756,756				6,587,756			6,757,807			6,811,806
Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State				21,920,200			23,217,718				23,579,065			21,991,062			22,579,068
Health Services Account - State							284,500				284,500			284,000			285,000

Annual Total				35,441,437			37,271,596				41,733,553			41,402,658			42,731,467

Support Services

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Services include child care, outreach, interpreter services, vocational service, research, and service provider training. The Division contracts directly with service providers.

Category Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years								1.0				1.0				1.0
Average FTE Staff Year Costs								35,000				38,520				38,520

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits									47,000			48,298			48,298
Grants and Subsidies			7,316,446			5,877,842			6,586,674			8,403,886			9,074,974
Other Operating Costs			835,960			372,385			(47,000)			4,727			4,727

Annual Total			8,152,406			6,250,227			6,586,674			8,456,911			9,127,999
Fiscal Year 1993-94			4,763,131
Biennium Total			12,915,537			12,836,901						17,584,910

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				1,328,644			1,128,794				949,413			2,724,705			3,363,213
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal				4,174,916			1,977,019				2,440,483			2,465,404			2,492,983
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated				567,000
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local														53,025			53,025
General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Medicaid Federal							987,500				987,500			1,004,500			1,009,500
Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State				2,081,846			1,956,914				2,009,278			2,009,277			2,009,278
Health Services Account - State							200,000				200,000			200,000			200,000

Annual Total				8,152,406			6,250,227				6,586,674			8,456,911			9,127,999

Prevention

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The Division supports a variety of preventive services designed to reduce the incidence of new chemical dependency. Prevention grants are given to counties or directly contracted to service providers. Prevention services are oriented to identifying the "risk factors" in a community and developing a program of "prevention factors" to address them.

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Grants and Subsidies			8,396,699			8,537,938			8,852,221			8,980,037			9,121,521
Other Operating Costs			70,600			87,714

Annual Total			8,467,299			8,625,652			8,852,221			8,980,037			9,121,521
Fiscal Year 1993-94			9,878,529
Biennium Total			18,345,828			17,477,873						18,101,558

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				90,741			56,000				56,000			183,800			325,300
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal				5,107,820			5,029,534				5,055,096			5,055,105			5,055,096
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated				333,224
Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State				2,935,514			3,540,118				3,741,125			3,741,132			3,741,125

Annual Total				8,467,299			8,625,652				8,852,221			8,980,037			9,121,521

Residential and Sheltered Services

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The Division contracts directly with service providers on a cost-based fee or fixed-fee basis for intensive inpatient treatment, recovery house, involuntary treatment, youth residential treatment, and pregnant postpartum women residential treatment. The Division provides shelter assistance to eligible persons through payments to intensive protective payees.

Category Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years					1.1			1.0				1.0				1.0
Average FTE Staff Year Costs						34,521		38,520				38,520				38,520

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits						49,983			49,308			49,308			49,308
Grants and Subsidies			18,894,074			21,844,685			23,776,530			26,303,548			29,763,419
Other Operating Costs			205,513			292,594						87,429			87,281

Annual Total			19,099,587			22,187,262			23,825,838			26,440,285			29,900,008
Fiscal Year 1993-94			19,399,481
Biennium Total			38,499,068			46,013,100						56,340,293

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				3,133,834			4,632,680				6,453,380			9,045,860			11,069,376
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal				8,841,588			8,855,815				8,935,418			8,857,384			10,281,590
General Fund - Basic Account - Governors Emergency							480,000
General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Medicaid Federal							1,218,512				1,581,513			1,622,512			1,634,513
Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State				7,124,165			7,000,255				6,855,527			6,914,529			6,914,529

Annual Total				19,099,587			22,187,262				23,825,838			26,440,285			29,900,008

Special Projects

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Special Projects includes special project funds for enhancing data collection, researching treatment approaches for pregnant women, and enhancing community youth activity programs. The Division also provides an enhanced monitoring and placement service for substance abusers on the federal Supplemental Security Income program through a contract with the Social Security Administration.

Category Employment