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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH February 21, 2002 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 2 February 21, 2002 rounded to the next highest dollar. Code Procedure Current Proposed 54050 Destruction of male lesions $125 $135 56501 Destruction of female lesions $125 $132 D2336 Composite resin crown, ant. Primary $70 $72 D2387 Resin 3 surfaces post. Permanent $146 $150 D2388 Resin 4+ surfaces post. Permanent $178 $184 Motion to approve the Medicaid Fee Adjustments as presented and forward to the Board of Commissioners for approval was made by Mel Hurston, seconded by Kate Wilder, and carried without dissent. V. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action A. Update on Current Budget Situation Rosemary Summers reported on the status of the budget for the rest of this year, and what is known in limited fashion for next year. The Health Department received a letter from The Orange County Partnership for Young Children, the local Smart Start agency, asked all funding recipients to identify budget cuts for funded projects due to state mandated reversion. They identified a number of items for potential cuts including travel, supplies, and the Dental Preschool Screening Project. The health department identified a total of $21,865 to return to Smart Start from its currently funded projects. This amount represents an 11.1% cut overall in the final funding allocated to the health department by the Partnership. This eliminates the Dental Preschool Screening Project and restricts travel, supplies and printing for two of the other four projects funded in the department. The Executive Committee of the Partnership is scheduled to make decisions on final cuts later this month. We do not know what this means for next year because Smart Start anticipates that they are going to be cut in next year’s budget as well. If there are any further cuts in Smart Start the department may be faced with staff cuts. The state has requested minor cuts only to date. The dental school has not cut funds this year yet, but we are anticipating that the $25,500 that they currently contribute to subsidize our dental attending staff will not be available next year. That is money that will have to come from revenues next year. Currently the advisement from the State for next year is that we are going to have level funding. We have received the budget worksheets from the State and at this time they are not anticipating any further cuts. The majority of program money in Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health is from federal funding, not state funding. Revenues from