Section 2030.230  Budget Revision

a)         Grant-in-aid funded providers having an approved budget shall obtain prior approval for any budget revision which:

1)         Alters an approved budget line item by $5,000 or 5% of the approved budget line item amount, whichever is greater.  Budget revisions shall be considered on a cumulative basis and where two (2) or more budget revisions are necessary, Department approval shall be required when these percentages or amounts are exceeded;

2)         Alters the Department's share of the total program, project or service costs;

3)         Results in the creation of a new budget category or a new line item within a budget category;

4)         Transfers funds between programs or services; or

5)         Is required by a federal sponsoring agency.

b)         Fee-for-service and purchased-care recipients shall obtain prior approval for any budget which transfers Department funds between service categories.