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HOUSE BILL NO. 799 – Approp, H&W, Medical Assistance

HOUSE BILL NO. 799

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H0799.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
SERVICES - Appropriates $492,763,400 to the Department of Health and
Welfare for Medical Assistance Services for fiscal year 1999; authorizes
the State Controller to make transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund as
requested and approved; reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered fund
balances of the Cooperative Welfare Fund for nonrecurring expenditures;
authorizes expenditure of all receipts collected as noncognizable funds;
provides intent that certain individuals with developmental disabilities be
given the option of receiving quality services in settings of their choice
under certain conditions; and provides intent that the Title XXI Child
Health Insurance Program not exceed $4.2 million in General Fund
expenditures for fiscal year 1999.

03/04    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/05    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/09    3rd rdg - PASSED - 59-9-2
      AYES -- Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Black(15), Black(23), Boe,
      Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth,
      Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck,
      Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell,
      Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Mader  Marley, Meyer, Miller,
      Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger,
      Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stubbs, Taylor,
      Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- Alltus, Barrett, Bivens, Callister, Denney, Loertscher,
      McKague, Stone, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Field(13), Jones(22)
    Floor Sponsor - Bell
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/10    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/11    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18    3rd rdg - PASSED - 26-2-7
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
      Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee,
      McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Sorensen, Sweeney,
      Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler
      NAYS--Schroeder, Whitworth
      Absent and excused--Branch, Danielson, Frasure, Hansen, Hawkins,
      Riggs, Stennett
    Floor Sponsor - Cameron
    Title apvd - to House
03/19    To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
    Pres signed - to Governor
03/24    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 346
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


H0799


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 799

                               BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND  WELFARE  FOR  MEDICAL
 3        ASSISTANCE  SERVICES  FOR  FISCAL YEAR 1999; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE CON-
 4        TROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND;  REAPPROPRIATING  CER-
 5        TAIN  UNEXPENDED  AND  UNENCUMBERED  BALANCES  OF  MONEYS; AUTHORIZING THE
 6        EXPENDITURE OF ALL RECEIPTS COLLECTED; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT  WITH
 7        REGARD TO IDAHO'S HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER; AND EXPRESSING
 8        LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO THE CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.

 9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

10        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
11    Welfare for Medical Assistance Services the following amounts to  be  expended
12    according  to the designated expense classes from the various funds listed for
13    the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
14                                                         FOR
15                             FOR          FOR          TRUSTEE AND
16                          PERSONNEL    OPERATING       BENEFIT
17                            COSTS     EXPENDITURES     PAYMENTS      TOTAL
18    MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES:
19    FROM:
20    General Fund       $3,011,200      $ 3,460,000  $131,375,000 $137,846,200
21    Medical Assistance
22     Fund                                                 15,000       15,000
23    Liquor Control
24     Fund                                                650,000      650,000
25    Cooperative Welfare
26     Fund (Federal)     4,714,600       13,805,700   313,531,300  332,051,600
27    Cooperative Welfare
28     Fund (Other)                                  22,200,600    22,200,600 
29      TOTAL            $7,725,800      $17,265,700  $467,771,900 $492,763,400

30        SECTION 2.  As appropriated, the State Controller shall make transfers  of
31    the  General  Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund, periodically, as requested
32    by the Director of the Department of Health and Welfare and  approved  by  the
33    Board of Examiners.

34        SECTION 3.  There is hereby reappropriated to the Department of Health and
35    Welfare  for  Medical Assistance Services any unexpended and unencumbered bal-
36    ances of the Cooperative Welfare Fund as appropriated for  Medical  Assistance
37    Services  for  fiscal year 1998, to be used for nonrecurring expenditures only
38    for the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999. The reappropriation  shall
39    be computed by the Department of Health and Welfare from available moneys.

40        SECTION  4.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of Section 67-3516(2), Idaho
41    Code, the Department of Health and Welfare for Medical Assistance Services  is


                                          2

 1    hereby  authorized to expend all receipts collected in Medical Assistance Ser-
 2    vices as noncognizable funds for the period July 1,  1998,  through  June  30,
 3    1999.

 4        SECTION  5.  It  is  the  intent of the Idaho Legislature that individuals
 5    with developmental disabilities in Idaho who meet the service need of Interme-
 6    diate Care Facilities (ICF-MR) be given the option of receiving  quality  ser-
 7    vices  in  settings  of  their choice, if those settings are no more expensive
 8    than ICF-MR. To enable individuals to access these services outside of facili-
 9    ties, we authorize lifting  the  cap  of  415  imposed  on  Idaho's  home  and
10    community-based services (HCBS) waiver.

11        SECTION  6.  It  is  the  intent of the Idaho Legislature that the federal
12    Title XXI Child Health Insurance Program, as appropriated in Section 1 of this
13    act, not exceed $4.2 million in General Fund expenditures for the period  July
14    1, 1998, through June 30, 1999. In addition, the Director of the Department of
15    Health  and  Welfare is hereby authorized to control program costs by lowering
16    or raising income eligibility criteria in order to stay  within  budget;  but,
17    under  no  circumstance  shall the department exceed one hundred fifty percent
18    (150%) of the federal poverty level that is used  in  determining  eligibility
19    without prior legislative approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                               HB 799

Appropriates moneys to the Department of Health and Welfare for Medical Assistance
Services for fiscal year 1999.
                                             FISCAL NOTE

                                       FTP        General     Ded/Other          Federal          Total
FY 1998 Original Approp.            162.97    122,568,800     18,845,200     283,289,200    424,703,200
Reappropriation                       0.00              0      7,217,200      26,228,300     33,445,500
FY 1998 Supplemental                  0.00       (627,400)             0      (2,224,200)    (2,851,600) 
FY 1998 Total Appropriation         162.97    121,941,400     26,062,400     307,293,300    455,297,100 
Expenditure Adjustments               2.00      1,874,700      8,629,900       8,670,500     19,175,100 
FY 1998 Est. Expenditures           164.97    123,816,100     34,692,300     315,963,800    474,472,200 
Base Adjustments                      0.00        627,400    (11,826,700)    (25,518,800)   (36,718,100) 
FY 1999 Base                        164.97    124,443,500     22,865,600     290,445,000    437,754,100 
Personnel Cost Rollups                0.00         22,600              0          22,500         45,100 
Inflationary Adjustments              0.00      4,837,500              0      10,863,700     15,701,200 
Replacement Items                     0.00              0              0               0              0 
Non-Standard Adjustments              0.00      8,962,500              0      20,110,600     29,073,100 
Annualizations                        0.00      2,093,900              0       7,741,200      9,835,100
Employee Compensation (CEC)           0.00        177,400              0         177,400        354,800
Fund Shifts                           0.00     (2,691,200)             0       2,691,200              0
FY 1999 Maintenance (MCO)           164.97    137,846,200     22,865,600     332,051,600    492,763,400
Enhancements:
Division of Medical Assistance
 1. HCBS Waiver/ICF-MR Growth         0.00             0               0               0              0
 2. Dental Health                     0.00             0               0               0              0
FY 1999 Total Appropriation         164.97    137,846,200     22,865,600     332,051,600    492,763,400

Chg From Orig Approp.                 2.00     15,277,400      4,020,400      48,762,400     68,060,200
%Chg From Orig Approp.                1.2%          12.5%           21.3%          17.2%          16.0% 

Contact:
Dick Burns
Legislative Services Office
Budget & Policy Analysis
Telephone:  334-4742