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11     SECTION 11 - J16 - DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS, DEPARTMENT OF
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13         11.1. (DDSN: Work Activity Programs)  All revenues derived from production contracts earned by mentally retarded trainees in
14     Work Activity Programs be retained by the South Carolina Department of Disabilities & Special Needs and carried forward as necessary
15     into the following fiscal year to be used for other operating expenses and/or permanent improvements of these Work Activity Programs.
16         11.2. (DDSN: Sale of Excess Real Property)  The Department is authorized to retain revenues associated with the sale of excess
17     Department-owned real property and may expend these funds to purchase land and construct community residences to serve the mentally
18     retarded.  In the construction of new facilities, the Department shall follow all the policies and procedures of the Budget and Control Board
19     and the Joint Bond Review Committee.
20         11.3. (DDSN: Prenatal Diagnosis)  Revenues not to exceed $126,000 from client fees, credited to the debt service fund and not
21     required to meet the Department's debt service requirement, may be expended only in the current fiscal year to promote expanded prenatal
22     diagnosis of mental retardation and related defects by the Greenwood Genetic Center.
23         11.4. (DDSN: Medicaid Funded Contract Settlements)  The Department is authorized to carry forward and retain settlements under
24     Medicaid-funded contracts.
25         11.5. (DDSN: Medicare Reimbursements)  The Department may continue to budget Medicare reimbursements to cover operating
26     expenses of the program providing such services.
27         11.6. (DDSN: Departmental Generated Revenue)  The Department is authorized to continue to expend Departmental generated
28     revenues that are authorized in the budget.
29         11.7. (DDSN: Patient Day Fee)  The Department may exclude Medicaid revenues from the Intermediate Care Facilities for the
30     Mentally Retarded's patient day fee from indirect cost recovery payments.
31         11.8. (DDSN: Retargeting Resources/FTE Reduction)  The Department may implement, in consultation with the Office of Human
32     Resources of the Budget and Control Board, a pilot program to retarget resources to include provisions for a separation incentive payment
33     for Department employees which may include the employer portion of health and dental benefits not to exceed one year.  Any pilot
34     program developed under this provision will involve voluntary participation from employees and will be funded within existing



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 1      appropriations.  The specific provisions of the pilot program will be approved by the DDSN Commission and the Director of the Division
 2     of Budget and Analyses.  The Department will report the results to the Budget and Control Board by March 15, 1998 30th of each year.
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