Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2019.

This is an FY 2019 supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare. The bill includes federal fund appropriation for the Division of Public Health to implement several federal grants including nutrition and physical health, oral health, and chronic diseases. The department-wide appropriation impact for the grants is a net-zero change. The bill also includes a net-zero appropriation transfer from Self-Reliance Operations to Foster and Assistance Payments Program to cover increased costs forfosterparents. ThebillincludesfundingfortheEmergencyMedicalServicestoprovideadditionalgrants to qualified EMS agencies in accordance with Section 56-1018B, Idaho Code. Finally, this bill removes funding that was added to the department for a Graduate Medical Education (GME) program because the program was not able to match the state share with Medicaid funding.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2020.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2020.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2020.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2020.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Medicaid for fiscal year 2019.

ThisisanFY2019supplementalappropriationbillfortheDepartmentofHealthandWelfarefortheDivision of Medicaid. The bill provides additional appropriation for the various contracts related to the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). The contracts were increased to account for added responsibilities, and extended to minimize provider disruptions as the reprocurement for the MMIS is phased-in over the next several years. The bill also provides for additional funds related to the costs of providing Medicaid services in Idaho. This includes adjusting the appropriation to align with the appropriate fund source, paying for held payments that occurred in FY 2018, and increasing the appropriation to account for increased utilization. Of the total appropriation, $22,762,600 is for onetime trustee and benefit payment needs in FY 2019.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Division of Welfare. It appropriates a total of $165,843,600 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 618.50. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. For statewide cost allocation, $102,200 is provided. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2019.

This is an FY 2019 supplemental appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the following programs: Adult Mental Health, Foster and Assistance Payments, Benefit Payments, Indirect Support Services, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention. The bill provides $520,000 to cover the increased contract costs for overseeing substance use services, while also providing offsetting reductions from Indirect Support Services and the Benefit Payments Program for a net zero impact to the General Fund. The bill also appropriates and transfers $1,600,000 to the Public Health Districts for the Home Visitation Program. ThesemoneyswereoffsetwithexistingappropriationfromtheAdultMentalHealthProgram. The bill includes language directing the transfer and use of funds for each Public Health District, and requiring a report from the Health Districts on the implementation of the funds. Finally, the bill reduces the current year appropriation in the Adult Mental Health Program and the Benefit Payments Program by a total of $2,000,000. The department was not going to be able to use this appropriation in FY 2019, and the funds are being returned to the General Fund to be used for other purposes.

Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2020.

This is the FY 2020 original appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Public HealthServicesDivision. Itappropriatesatotalof$124,331,400andcapsthenumberofauthorizedfull-time equivalent positions at 236.02. This division includes four programs: Physical Health Services, Emergency Medical Services, Laboratory Services, and Suicide Prevention and Awareness. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP; provides a 5.5% increase for the employer's share of PERSI contributions; and temporarily reduces the rate agencies pay the Division of Human Resources for its services. For statewide cost allocation, $27,000 is provided. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 3% change in employee compensation for permanent employees, with a minimum increase of $550 for each employee and the remaining amount to be distributed based on merit. The bill funds four line items, which provide $200,000 for suicide prevention and awareness infrastructure; $10,000 for the Cancer Data Registry; $166,100 for the tuberculosis program; and the shift of $401,000 from the General Fund to dedicated funds for cost offsets related to Medicaid expansion. The bill also includes six sections of language providing requirements, three of which apply to the entire department, one that directs the use of suicide prevention moneys, one directing a cash transfer, and one for reporting on the Rural Physician Incentive Payments.