Dept of Social and Health Services - Current Law
RCW 28.A.10, 43.20, 43.20A, 72.01, 72.36, 74.04, 74.15
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The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is Washington’s largest state agency. In any given month, DSHS provides some type of shelter, care, protection, or support for 2.0 million of our state’s 7.4 million citizens. DSHS is divided into five direct service administrations (Aging and Long Term Support Administration, Behavioral Health Administration, Developmental Disabilities Administration, Economic Services Administration, and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) and two support administrations (Facilities, Finance, and Analytics Administration and Services and Enterprise Support Administration).
DSHS’ goal and commitment is captured in the following six themes – 1) Prepare for aging Washingtonians; 2) Support people in our care and custody; 3) Serve people in their home community; 4) Provide a pathway out of poverty and become healthier; 5) Increase organizational efficiency, performance and effectiveness and; 6) an employer of choice.
Agency Mission
The Department of Social and Health Services is tied together by a single mission: to transform lives. Each administration within DSHS has a refined focus on this mission.
Request
22,211,760,000
Net change from current biennium
4,468,665,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium
25.2% Increase
Operating Budget: Summary
Appropriated Funds
(58,769,000)
General Fund -
58,769,000
9,308,000
9,696,585,774
295,611,774
General Fund - Federal
8,227,853,922
9,400,974,000
10,402,022,000
351,360,000
349,025,000
Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal
5,399,000
2,335,000
2,275,000
90,149,380
442,380
General Fund - Private/Local
90,343,181
89,707,000
100,826,000
Problem Gambling Account - Private/Local
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - Nonappropriated
State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated
4,487,914
Foster Parent Shared Leave Pool - Nonappropriated
Adult Family Home Account - Nonappropriated
371,583
8,830,835
8,830,835
Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated
6,542,638
Institutional Stores Account - Nonappropriated
203,119
Institutional Residents' Deposit - Nonappropriated
8,127,545
Nursing Home Civil Penalties Acct - Nonappropriated
1,413,376
Children and Families Acct - Nonappropriated
Institutional Welfare/Betterment - Nonappropriated
1,237,529
7,677,108,000
31,794,000
General Fund - State
5,814,462,935
7,645,314,000
10,194,594,000
(7,567,000)
Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State
7,567,000
17,100,000
(330,076,000)
State Building Construction Account - State
330,076,000
1,206,731,000
Criminal Justice Treatment Account - State
Disaster Response Account - State
6,150,000
2,404,000
Domestic Violence Prevention Acct - State
1,918,133
2,404,000
2,404,000
Problem Gambling Account - State
WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State
Administrative Contingency Account - State
4,000,000
5,586,000
Traumatic Brain Injury Account - State
3,008,983
5,586,000
5,586,000
Budget Stabilization Account - State
151,795,582
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account - State
815,000
Dedicated Cannabis Account - State
500,112
500,112
SW Info Tech Sys Dev Rev Acct - State
Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State
103,128,000
133,360,000
Skilled Nursing Facility Net Trust - State
123,585,270
133,360,000
133,360,000
15,003,000
Long-Term Servs & Sup Trust Account - State
2,627,627
15,003,000
44,301,000
52,000,000
Developmental Dis Comm Service Acct - State
52,000,000
37,438,000
WA Housing Crisis Response Account - State
55,000,000
18,032,887,101
289,792,101
Total Appropriated Funds
14,556,656,337
17,743,095,000
22,211,760,000
Non-Appropriated Funds
Capital Budget: Summary
2,335,000
2,335,000
Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal
7,255,200
7,255,200
Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State
6,549,957
306,809,980
306,809,980
State Building Construction Account - State
104,900,855
316,400,180
316,400,180
Total Appropriated Funds
111,450,813
Operating Budget: Program Summary
Children's Administration
1,422,277
Mental Health
521,680,576
514,392,688
196,782,650
684,168,000
729,481,000
Developmental Disabilities
2,063,838,318
2,083,395,488
793,206,786
2,690,071,000
2,713,502,000
Long-Term Care
3,713,165,076
3,848,949,209
1,480,260,391
5,230,095,000
5,383,601,000
Economic Services Administration
1,199,438,895
1,158,008,168
517,933,062
1,436,781,000
1,372,424,000
Vocational Rehabilitation
61,589,598
62,064,091
21,316,380
81,328,000
83,326,000
Administration/Supporting Services
64,004,559
68,645,893
25,230,644
78,738,000
79,782,000
Special Commitment Program
52,682,618
58,808,377
20,563,186
82,619,000
82,718,000
Payments to Other Agencies
61,514,510
89,096,137
29,537,172
103,416,000
98,604,000
Information System Services
4,313,897
Consolidated Field Services
7,776
Annual Total
7,737,914,151
7,883,360,051
3,090,574,221
10,387,216,000
10,543,438,000
Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
1,749,116,419
13.7%
(3,571,740,496)
(24.6%)
9,956,719,728
90.7%
Employment Summary
FTE Staff Years
15,810.2
15,550.4
15,713.4
17,952.0
18,478.8