Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Review of the Provision of Administrative Services in Florida's Health and Human Services Agencies

Report 98-20, November 1998




Report Summary

  • In Fiscal Year 1996-97, the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Departments of Children and Families, Elder Affairs, Juvenile Justice, and Health reported spending $277 million for administrative services, excluding administrative costs for agencies' program contractors.
  • Managers in the four new agencies reported that the divestiture of programs from the former Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services has improved delivery of administrative services without large increases in staff.
  • However, further consolidating administrative services within the Department of Health would improve the efficiency of services and should result in cost avoidance of at least $460,000 annually and equivalent FTE savings.
  • Department of Children and Families administrators see similar internal consolidation as feasible but could not estimate potential cost savings.


Related Reports
  1. Child Protection Program
    Report 01-14 March 2001
  2. Progress Report: Agencies Are Following Through by Consolidating Administrative Services
    Report 00-14 October 2000
  3. Bringing Administrative and Support Functions Under Performance-Based Program Budgeting
    Report 99-01 August 1999
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
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