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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
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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.
Operating Budget: Summary
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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*
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 | |||||||||||||||