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Agency 300
Department of Social and Health Services
RCW 28A.10, 43.20, 43.20A, 72.01, 72.36, 74.04, 74.15

Current Law Budget

Return to Governor Lowry's Proposed Budget

Request $11,214,451,445
Net change from current biennium $1,343,061,285 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 13.6% Increase


The Department of Social and Health Services provides medical, social, and income assistance to citizens in need and those who are unable to care for themselves.

The goal of the Department is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families in need. The Department provides quality social, health, and financial services to help people achieve safe, self-sufficient, healthy, secure, and satisfying lives.

The Department offers cost-effective, comprehensive, and coordinated services which meet the diverse needs of individuals and families. Department staff work with communities to help build their capacity to provide quality services and work in partnership with all external stakeholders to promote the fair distribution and use of resources. All services respect each individual's dignity and respond to cultural and ethnic differences.


Agency Level Summary

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Operating Budget: Summary
1995-97 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance 1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
107,518,369 4,819,094 General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Social Service Fed Block Grant 102,699,275 102,047,314
4,551,740,357 1,923,251 General Fund - Basic Account - State 3,975,642,684 4,549,817,106 5,088,633,818
368,325,406 General Fund - Basic Account - Federal 4,456,721,076 368,325,406 374,503,955
12,216,795 General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated 49,296,179 12,216,795
480,000 General Fund - Basic Account - Governors Emergency 480,000
33,368,830 3,439,504 General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Other Federal Fixed Grants 29,929,326 7,240,840
288,369,000 6,088,114 General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local 410,834,500 282,280,886 309,839,754
1,103,815 General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated 286,576 1,103,815
983,150,169 9,424,246 General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Family Support/Child Welfare F 973,725,923 113,943,027
3,261,863,802 44,378,213 General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Medicaid Federal 3,217,485,589 3,818,383,145
General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Temp Asst. for Needy Fam. 810,761,000
General Fund - Basic Account - DSHS Child Care Dev. Fac. 164,072,000
747,000 Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - State 1,423,000 747,000
Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State 300,000
95,806,000 2,483,998 Violence Reduction/Drug Enforcement - State 76,176,917 93,322,002 97,883,000
240,045,000 863,649 Health Services Account - State 22,500,836 239,181,351 327,143,592

9,944,734,543


73,420,069

Total Appropriated Funds

8,993,181,768


9,871,314,474


11,214,451,445

Non-Appropriated Funds
Childrens' Trust Account - Non-Appropriated 28,052 75,686

Total All Funds

8,993,209,820


9,871,390,160


11,214,451,445


Capital Budget: Summary*
1995-97 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance 1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
125,000 125,000 General Fund - Basic Account - Federal
12,364,476 6,116,420 Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State 6,521,492 6,248,056 13,474,885
102,277,384 76,009,152 State Building Construction Account - State 35,468,287 26,268,232 144,864,182

114,766,860


82,250,572

Total Appropriated Funds

41,989,779


32,516,288


158,339,067


*For detail projects, see 1997-99 Capital Plan.

Operating Budget: Summary by Object

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages 538,220,720 569,838,352 575,841,774 603,354,568 613,167,609
Employee Benefits 158,705,466 163,529,748 165,626,911 171,640,206 174,036,195
Personal Service Contracts 10,690,621 17,419,156 12,174,769 13,502,666 12,815,619
Goods And Services 232,538,722 240,971,991 229,202,377 262,559,433 274,461,487
Travel 7,434,383 7,825,437 7,696,732 9,028,807 9,541,302
Capital Outlays 13,959,707 27,421,506 13,401,471 26,664,924 16,145,236
Grants, Benefits & Client Services 3,747,893,594 3,791,135,674 4,055,821,066 4,398,669,966 4,624,542,058
Debt Service 5,347,146 7,394,815 6,483,021 5,185,563 5,137,888
Interagency Reimbursements (13,105,937) (12,171,668) (8,619,370) (1,509,170) (1,465,870)
Intra-Agency Reimbursements (538,362) 7,058,024 (6,661,626) (4,097,032) 1,069,990

Annual Total

4,701,146,060


4,820,423,035


5,050,967,125


5,484,999,931


5,729,451,514


Operating Budget: Program Summary

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Children and Family Services 263,430,160 287,323,220 319,025,662 385,014,000 405,007,000
Juvenile Rehabilitation 80,537,769 91,386,684 90,335,095 101,582,691 102,177,498
Mental Health 489,611,420 449,318,201 427,324,222 483,521,449 502,588,559
Developmental Disabilities 344,750,555 356,655,763 370,827,742 392,817,991 405,745,669
Long-Term Care Services 677,648,155 727,078,404 792,862,067 860,479,000 917,147,000
Economic Services 921,129,217 903,487,060 915,652,820 985,207,000 1,009,031,000
Alcohol And Substance Abuse 80,902,508 84,650,843 89,256,845 94,691,851 98,294,617
Medical Assistance Payments 1,619,509,919 1,698,013,581 1,817,415,231 1,933,202,865 2,036,510,740
Vocational Rehabilitation 46,032,480 34,777,090 46,723,989 46,893,000 48,172,000
Administration/Supporting Services 48,762,539 47,007,002 48,450,456 50,564,839 50,459,092
Child Support Services 100,669,021 110,567,683 103,366,154 115,742,000 118,452,000
Payments to Other Agencies 28,162,317 30,157,504 29,726,842 35,283,245 35,866,339
Annual Total

4,701,146,060


4,820,423,035


5,050,967,125


5,484,999,931


5,729,451,514

Fiscal Year 1993-94 4,292,063,760
Biennium Total

8,993,209,820


9,871,390,160


11,214,451,445


Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Children and Family Services 33,243,416 7.0% 99,274,065 19.6% 183,672,118 30.3%
Juvenile Rehabilitation 28,675,275 23.9% 32,945,706 22.1% 22,038,410 12.1%
Mental Health 85,641,313 11.4% 42,549,112 5.1% 109,467,585 12.5%
Developmental Disabilities 15,361,413 2.3% 42,272,644 6.2% 71,080,155 9.8%
Long-Term Care Services 185,812,216 16.4% 198,011,396 15.0% 257,685,529 17.0%
Economic Services 48,540,834 2.8% 18,945,351 1.1% 175,098,120 9.6%
Alcohol And Substance Abuse 25,147,025 19.1% 17,320,575 11.1% 19,078,780 11.0%
Medical Assistance Payments 775,707,422 33.2% 401,065,017 12.9% 454,284,793 12.9%
Vocational Rehabilitation 11,434,745 15.2% (5,290,269) (6.1)% 13,563,921 16.6%
Administration/Supporting Services 2,626,023 2.9% 1,765,361 1.9% 5,566,473 5.8%
Child Support Services 37,927,591 25.0% 24,202,649 12.8% 20,260,163 9.5%
Payments to Other Agencies 2,429,275 4.6% 5,118,733 9.3% 11,265,238 18.8%
Information System Services 49 (100.0)%
College Work Study 13 (100.0)%
Belated Claims (34,123) (100.0)%

Total

1,252,512,487


16.2%


878,180,340


9.8%


1,343,061,285


13.6%


Employment Summary

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 16,532.5 16,710.8 16,993.2 17,571.4 17,805.1
Average FTE Staff Year Costs 32,555 34,100 33,887 34,337 34,438