The budget: Funding history and news
The legislatively adopted budget
Why the budget grows
Funding history
Sources of funds for the Department of Human Service
2001-2003 General Fund budget by division
2001-2003 Total Fund budget by division
2001-2003 General Fund expenditures by type
2001-2003 Total Fund expenditures by type
The legislatively adopted budget
The Legislature approved a 2001-2003 budget based on the Department's configuration prior to the current reorganization, which was contained in House Bill 2294 and signed by the Governor in August 2001.
The following pages provide budget history, program changes, expenditures and revenue sources in the next biennium's legislatively adopted budget, broken down by the former DHS divisions.
To learn about the new organization of the department, please see the section of this document called "The new Department of Human Services."
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Why the budget grows
The 2001-2003 legislatively adopted budget for the Department of Human Services is $2,521.7 million General Fund and $8,513.8 million in Total Funds. This represents an approximate 13 percent growth in General Fund and 15 percent in Total Funds from the 1999-2001 biennium.
Over the past 10 years, the DHS General Fund budget has grown approximately 60 percent while the Total Funds budget has grown over 90 percent. Several factors have contributed to the budget growth:
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A number of major client groups, including foster children, seniors and people with disabilities, have exceeded the general population's growth.
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Federal mandates require expansion of client groups or specific services, such as expansion of medical coverage for pregnant women and young children at higher incomes; enhanced nursing facility requirements; and requirements of the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act.
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Introduction of the Oregon Health Plan and other programs has led to increases in the number of clients or in the level of services provided by DHS programs. These programs include community mental health and developmental disability services; day care, job training and other self-sufficiency programs; improved residential treatment for children; and expansion of resources for alcohol and drug abuse programs.
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Health care costs have generally increased faster than the general rate of inflation. The most significant increase has been in the cost of prescription drugs. Prescription drug costs increased 61 percent over the last biennium.
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A September 2000 settlement agreement of Staley v. Kitzhaber established a plan to phase in new community-based services for people with developmental disabilities over six years. The estimated total cost for the first year of the 2001-03 biennium is $39.3 million. The ongoing cost of the settlement, after full implementation over six years, is estimated at $151.2 million per biennium.
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Funding history
Note: At this scale, the bar graph doesn't show lottery dollars because they are
such a small percentage of the total budget.
History of funding ($ millions)
| Biennium | Total Funds | General Fund | Lottery | Tobacco Funds |
| 1995-97 | $5,156.5 | $1,834.8 | $0.0 | $0.0 |
| 1997-99 | 6,330.5 | 1,886.3 | 0.0 | 224.9 |
| 1999-01 | 7,404.4 | 2,218.1 | 5.3 | 238.4 |
| 2001-03 | 8,513.8 | 2,521.7 | 7.1 | 345.9 |
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Sources of funds for the Department of Human Services
2001-2003 legislatively adopted budget
Total Funds = $8,513.8 million
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2001-2003 General Fund budget by division
General Fund = $2,521.7 million
| | Percent | General Fund |
AFS
Adult and Family Services | 7.4% | $187.6 |
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SCF
Services to Children and Families
| 9.2 | 231.5 |
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HD
Health Division
| 1.3 | 32.1 |
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MHDDSD
Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services Division
| 29.5 | 744.7 |
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SDSD
Senior and Disabled Services Division
| 20.5 | 517.3 |
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VRD
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
| 0.6 | 15.1 |
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OADAP
Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Programs
| 1.5 | 37.0 |
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OMAP
Office of Medical Assistance Programs
| 29.7 | 749.5 |
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DO
Director's Office
| 0.3 | 6.9 |
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2001-2003 Total Fund budget by division
Total Fund = $8,513.8 million
| | Percent | General Fund |
AFS
Adult and Family Services | 15.2% | $1,295.9 |
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SCF
Services to Children and Families
| 7.0 | 597.7 |
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HD
Health Division
| 3.9 | 329.9 |
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MHDDSD
Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services Division
| 18.4 | 1,565.3 |
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SDSD
Senior and Disabled Services Division
| 16.2 | 1,380.0 |
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VRD
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
| 1.4 | 120.1 |
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OADAP
Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Programs
| 1.3 | 112.9 |
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OMAP
Office of Medical Assistance Programs
| 34.8 | 2,962.2 |
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DO
Director's Office
| 1.8 | 149.8 |
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2001-2003 General Fund expenditures by type
General Fund expenditures = $2,521.7 million
| | Percent | General Fund |
Client benefits/purchased services includes payments to clients, Food Stamps, provider payments, Oregon Health Plan and child support payments.
| 77.4% | $1,952.1 |
| Institutional services include institutions in Salem, in Portland and state-operated group homes. | 5.8 | 147.3 |
| Services provided by DHS include case managers, hearings staff, child protective services and collections staff. | 13.6 | 342.4 |
| Administration includes department management, information services, human resources and financial services staff. | 3.2 | 79.9 |
| TOTAL | 100% | $2,521.7 |
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2001-2003 Total Fund expenditures by type
Total Fund expenditures = $8,513.8 million
| | Percent | General Fund |
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Client benefits/purchased services includes payments to clients, Food Stamps, provider payments, Oregon Health Plan and child support payments.
| 80.4% | $6.841.2 |
| Institutional services include institutions in Salem, in Portland and state-operated group homes. | 3.3 | 283.5 |
| Services provided by DHS include case managers, hearings staff, child protective services and collections staff. | 11.8 | 1,002.4 |
| Administration includes department management, information services, human resources and financial services staff. | 4.5 | 386.7 |
| TOTAL | 100% | $8.513.8 |
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