DISEASE CONTROL AND HEALTH PROTECTIONGovernor's Recommendations
2026-27
Current Year Budget
2025-26
Difference
DollarsPositionsDollarsPositionsDollarsPositions
$304,018,990508.50$308,444,862508.50($4,425,872)0.00
 
Budget Issues (Continuation and New)
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2026-27
Current Year Budget
2025-26
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Policy Area: COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
BUDGET REDUCTIONS      
 OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY($427,426)0.00$00.00($427,426)0.00
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES      
 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES - OPERATIONS$25,993,4240.00$25,188,6120.00$804,8120.00
WORKLOAD      
 WORKLOAD - HEALTHY BEACHES PROGRAM$00.00$804,8120.00($804,812)0.00
Total Policy Area: COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS$25,565,9980.00$25,993,4240.00($427,426)0.00
 
Policy Area: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ANNUALIZATION OF ADMINISTERED FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS      
 ANNUALIZATION OF STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ADJUSTMENTS FOR FY 2024 - 25 - FIVE MONTHS OF ANNUALIZATION$00.00$51,4410.00($51,441)0.00
 ANNUALIZATION OF STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ADJUSTMENTS FOR FY 2025 - 26 - FIVE MONTHS ANNUALIZATION$42,4720.00$00.00$42,4720.00
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES      
 ADJUSTMENT TO STATE HEALTH INSURANC E PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION - FY 2025-26 - EFFECTIVE 12/1/2025$59,4610.00$59,4610.00$00.00
 ADJUSTMENT TO STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION - FY 2024-25 - EFFECTIVE 12/1/2024$00.00$72,0170.00($72,017)0.00
 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES - OPERATIONS$12,953,34382.50$12,968,26882.50($14,925)0.00
 FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM - PENSION PLAN BENEFIT ENHANCEMENTS$17,2260.00$19,2650.00($2,039)0.00
 MINIMUM PAY GRADE ADJUSTMENT- EFFECTIVE 7/1/2025$4,9600.00$4,9600.00$00.00
 REALLOCATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES OUTSOURCING$3650.00$4,6340.00($4,269)0.00
 SALARY INCREASE FOR FY 2024-25 - STATEWIDE PAY INCREASE - EFFECTIVE 7/1/2024$00.00$166,8690.00($166,869)0.00
 SALARY INCREASE FY 2025-26 STATEWID E 2% PAY INCREASE - EFFECTIVE 7/1/2 025$89,0440.00$89,0440.00$00.00
INTRA-AGENCY REORGANIZATIONS      
 REORGANIZATION PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAM - DEDUCT$00.00($450,000)0.00$450,0000.00
NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES      
 WORKLOAD - HEALTHY BEACHES PROGRAM($5,937)0.00$00.00($5,937)0.00
WORKLOAD      
 WORKLOAD - HEALTHY BEACHES PROGRAM$00.00$138,4400.00($138,440)0.00
Total Policy Area: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH$13,160,93482.50$13,124,39982.50$36,5350.00
 
Policy Area: HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS
A WELLNESS STRATEGY - PREVENTING PREMATURE DEATHS      
 INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT SUPPORT$00.00$15,000,0000.00($15,000,000)0.00
ANNUALIZATION OF ADMINISTERED FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS      
 ANNUALIZATION OF STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ADJUSTMENTS FOR FY 2024 - 25 - FIVE MONTHS OF ANNUALIZATION$00.00$174,2970.00($174,297)0.00
 ANNUALIZATION OF STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ADJUSTMENTS FOR FY 2025 - 26 - FIVE MONTHS ANNUALIZATION$160,8750.00$00.00$160,8750.00
BUDGET REDUCTIONS      
 OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY($2,900,000)0.00$00.00($2,900,000)0.00
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN      
 SPECIAL PURPOSE$3,213,4000.00$00.00$3,213,4000.00
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES      
 ADJUSTMENT TO STATE HEALTH INSURANC E PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION - FY 2025-26 - EFFECTIVE 12/1/2025$225,2270.00$225,2270.00$00.00
 ADJUSTMENT TO STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION - FY 2024-25 - EFFECTIVE 12/1/2024$00.00$244,0140.00($244,014)0.00
 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES - OPERATIONS$219,181,810197.00$200,281,686197.00$18,900,1240.00
 FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM - PENSION PLAN BENEFIT ENHANCEMENTS$48,3120.00$52,9310.00($4,619)0.00
 MINIMUM PAY GRADE ADJUSTMENT- EFFECTIVE 7/1/2025$25,0860.00$25,0860.00$00.00
 REALLOCATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES OUTSOURCING$1,1530.00$15,1860.00($14,033)0.00
 SALARY INCREASE FOR FY 2024-25 - STATEWIDE PAY INCREASE - EFFECTIVE 7/1/2024$00.00$378,7440.00($378,744)0.00
 SALARY INCREASE FY 2025-26 STATEWID E 2% PAY INCREASE - EFFECTIVE 7/1/2 025$249,0390.00$249,0390.00$00.00
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES REALIGNMENT      
 REALIGN BUDGET BETWEEN APPROPRIATION CATEGORIES FOR THE FOCUS PROGRAM - ADD$00.00$00.00$00.00
FAMILY HEALTH      
 FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY TESTING INITIATIVE$5,000,0000.00$00.00$5,000,0000.00
FEDERAL FUNDING REDUCTIONS      
 REDUCE EXCESS FEDERAL BUDGET AUTHORITY($3,999,619)0.00$00.00($3,999,619)0.00
HEALTH INITIATIVES      
 ROUTINE SCREENING EXPANSION FOR HIV, HEPATITIS, AND SYPHILIS$2,620,3060.00$00.00$2,620,3060.00
IMPROVING HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE      
 MERLIN SYSTEM FUNDING$2,006,8650.00$2,006,8650.00$00.00
NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES      
 HEALTH SERVICES($5,400,000)0.00($6,072,448)0.00$672,4480.00
 INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT SUPPORT($15,000,000)0.00$00.00($15,000,000)0.00
 MERLIN SYSTEM FUNDING($2,006,865)0.00$00.00($2,006,865)0.00
 VETO HEALTH SERVICES$00.00$1,750,0000.00($1,750,000)0.00
PROJECT FUNDING      
 HEALTH SERVICES$00.00$5,730,0000.00($5,730,000)0.00
VETOED APPROPRIATIONS      
 HEALTH SERVICES VETO$00.00($330,000)0.00$330,0000.00
Total Policy Area: HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS$203,425,589197.00$219,730,627197.00($16,305,038)0.00
 
Policy Area: LABORATORY SERVICES
ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENT YEAR ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES      
 PUBLIC HEALTH LABS NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM$6,347,3300.00$00.00$6,347,3300.00
ANNUALIZATION OF ADMINISTERED FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS      
 ANNUALIZATION OF STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ADJUSTMENTS FOR FY 2024 - 25 - FIVE MONTHS OF ANNUALIZATION$00.00$146,2490.00($146,249)0.00
 ANNUALIZATION OF STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ADJUSTMENTS FOR FY 2025 - 26 - FIVE MONTHS ANNUALIZATION$147,7270.00$00.00$147,7270.00
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES      
 ADJUSTMENT TO STATE HEALTH INSURANC E PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION - FY 2025-26 - EFFECTIVE 12/1/2025$206,8190.00$206,8190.00$00.00
 ADJUSTMENT TO STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM CONTRIBUTION - FY 2024-25 - EFFECTIVE 12/1/2024$00.00$204,7480.00($204,748)0.00
 CASUALTY INSURANCE PREMIUM ADJUSTMENT$28,3630.00($152,351)0.00$180,7140.00
 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES - OPERATIONS$49,014,299229.00$49,544,070249.00($529,771)(20.00)
 FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM - PENSION PLAN BENEFIT ENHANCEMENTS$53,1680.00$57,8620.00($4,694)0.00
 MINIMUM PAY GRADE ADJUSTMENT- EFFECTIVE 7/1/2025$8,6280.00$8,6280.00$00.00
 REALLOCATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES OUTSOURCING$9840.00$10,7810.00($9,797)0.00
 SALARY INCREASE FOR FY 2024-25 - STATEWIDE PAY INCREASE - EFFECTIVE 7/1/2024$00.00$432,8710.00($432,871)0.00
 SALARY INCREASE FY 2025-26 STATEWID E 2% PAY INCREASE - EFFECTIVE 7/1/2 025$284,1510.00$284,1510.00$00.00
HEALTH INITIATIVES      
 PUBLIC LABORATORY FEASIBILITY STUDY$5,775,0000.00$00.00$5,775,0000.00
PROGRAM REDUCTIONS      
 VACANT POSITION REDUCTIONS$00.00($1,147,416)(20.00)$1,147,41620.00
Total Policy Area: LABORATORY SERVICES$61,866,469229.00$49,596,412229.00$12,270,0570.00