Holyoke Soldiers' Home

Holyoke Soldiers' Home.

4190-0100

For the maintenance and operation of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, including the adult day care program; provided, that not less than $551,800 shall be expended for the purposes of converting the domiciliary unit into a 24 bed dementia unit; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the establishment of an outpatient pharmacy; and provided further, that the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke is authorized to require payment for such services in the form of a co-payment annually established by the superintendent and approved by the office of health and human services applicable to each prescription dispensed.

...............................................................$14,157,505

4190-1100

The Soldiers' Home in Holyoke may expend revenues up to a maximum of $88,000 for facility maintenance and patient care, including personnel costs; provided, that 40 per cent of all revenues generated pursuant to section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, through the purchase of license plates with the designation VETERAN by eligible veterans of the commonwealth, upon compensating the registry of motor vehicles for the cost associated with said license plates, shall be deposited into and for the purposes of this retained revenue account of said Soldiers' Home in Holyoke; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, said soldiers' home may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system, prior appropriation continued

...............................................................$88,000