Idaho Bills
5 bills · 2016 Regular Session
Appropriates an additional $511,600 for State Hospital South for fiscal year 2016.
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Appropriates an additional $30,667,900 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Medicaid; and reduces the appropriation by $9,000,600 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Medicaid for a net appropriation increase of $21,667,300 for fiscal year 2016.
This is the fiscal year 2016 supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Medicaid. This bill provides a net decrease of $1,085,500 from the General Fund but a net increase of $21,667,300 from all fund sources. Specifically the bill realigns the appropriation for the CHIP program between the General Funds, federal funds, and dedicated funds. This realignment returns $7,605,000 from the Basic Plan and Medicaid Administration and Medical Management Programs to the General Fund to align with current federal law that places the CHIP program at 100% federally funded. This bill also provides an additional $4,067,300 to the Coordinated Plan to pay the premiums and a small portion of the medical bills of Idahoans that are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. To stay in compliance with a federal court order, this bill provides an additional $17.6 million in the Enhanced Plan to keeptheparticipantsintheDevelopmentallyDisabledWaiverProgramattheirhighestbudgetsince 2011. Finally, this bill provides a shift in the Medicaid Administration and Medical Management Program of $1,281,600 from trustee and benefit payments to operating expenditures to account for an increased contract rate for the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) pharmacy portion and to meet federally required reporting and data safeguarding requirements.
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Appropriates an additional $400,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Healthcare Policy Initiatives Program for fiscal year 2017; transfers $5,000,000 from the Idaho Millennium Fund to the Idaho Millennium Income Fund; and appropriates an additional $5,000,000 from the Millennium Income Fund for the Health Care Initiatives Program for fiscal year 2017.
Thisisatrailerappropriationbillthatprovides$5,400,000totheDepartmentofHealthandWelfare for the Healthcare Policy Initiatives Program for FY 2017. This bill provides the funding needed to address the fiscal impact of H644. The Statement of Purpose for H644 states that "This proposal establishes a two year cooperative grant program through the Department of Health and Welfare to the Community Health Center Network of Idaho. The purpose of the grant program is 1) to collect demographic and health data on the Idaho gap population (persons under 100% of the federal poverty guidelines), and 2) to provideoutreachtoandaugmentationofprimaryhealthcareservicestothegappopulationprovided throughfederallyqualifiedhealthcentersthroughoutthestate. Thedataandaugmentedservicewill provide a bridge to recommendations expected to be made by a legislative interim committee, as proposed in HCR63, to be established to study and make recommendations regarding long term provision of health care to the gap population."
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Appropriates an additional $14,900 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Domestic Violence Council; increases the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions by 1.0 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Domestic Violence Council; and appropriates an additional $1,349,800 to the Department of Health and Welfare for Indirect Support Services for a total of $1,364,700 for fiscal year 2016.
This is a fiscal year 2016 supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Domestic Violence Council and Indirect Support Services. Thebillprovidesanadditional1.00FTPand$14,900fortheDomesticViolenceCounciltoprovide additional oversight for programs that receive funds related to the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). VOCAfundsareawardedtolocalcommunity-basedorganizationsandpublicagenciesthatprovide services directly to victims of crime, throughout the state. Thebillalsoprovidesanadditional$1,349,800infederalfundsforone-timeoperatingexpenditures toreducetheneedforGeneralFundsandexpendfederalfundsthatthestatereceivedforITprojects. The department has been receiving an enhanced earned revenue rate (ERR) for various IT projects. This ERR provides 90% federal funding, which is significantly higher than the traditional 50% of federal match. Projects include the Medicaid Readiness Initiative and system modernization. Of the total appropriation bill, $13,900 is ongoing and the remainder is one-time.
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Appropriates an additional $2,114,300 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Benefit Payments Program; and appropriates an additional $1,263,800 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Healthcare Policy Initiatives Program for a total of $3,378,100 for fiscal year 2016.
This is a fiscal year 2016 supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Benefit Payments Program, and the Healthcare Policy Initiatives Program. The bill provides an additional $2,114,300 from federal funds for the Division of Welfare's Benefit Payments Program for caseload growth in the Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP). The ICCP provides funding to child care providers on behalf of Idahoan's that are at, or lower than, 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL) and are either working or attending an accredited institution of higher learning. The bill also provides $1,263,800 from federal funds for the Healthcare Policy Initiatives Program for expenses related to the State Healthcare Innovation Plan (SHIP) grant. The SHIP grant is intended to transform the current volume-based system of health care to a value-based system of care. All funding in the bill is ongoing, and for both programs provides a total of $3,378,100, all from federal funds.
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