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SENATE BILL NO. 1072

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S1072....................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM - Adds to existing law to provide that
outreach efforts related to the federal Children's Health Insurance Program
may exceed federal minimum levels; and to provide that such efforts shall be
subject to state budgetary limitations that otherwise apply.
                                                                        
02/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/07    Rpt prt - to Fin

Bill Text

                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1072
                                                                        
                              BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO OUTREACH EFFORTS; AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 56, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
  3        ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 56-209m, IDAHO CODE, TO  PROVIDE  THAT  OUTREACH
  4        EFFORTS  RELATED  TO  THE  FEDERAL CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM MAY
  5        EXCEED FEDERAL MINIMUM LEVELS AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH  EFFORTS  SHALL  BE
  6        SUBJECT TO STATE BUDGETARY LIMITATIONS THAT OTHERWISE APPLY.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  2,  Title  56, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  9    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 10    ignated as Section 56-209m, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        56-209m.  OUTREACH  EFFORTS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to
 12    the contrary, the department of health and welfare's outreach efforts  related
 13    to  the  federal  title XXI children's health insurance program may exceed the
 14    minimum level allowed by federal law; provided  however,  that  such  outreach
 15    efforts  shall  be  subject  to any state budgetary limitations that otherwise
 16    apply to the program.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                
                            RS 12835
                                
This bill provides authority to the Department of Health & Welfare to
allow outreach, including media, for the Children s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) . Legislative intent language in the 2001 Health & Welfare
appropriation law restricted CHIP outreach to the minimum required by
federal law. While that language was removed in the 2002 CHIP funding
law, the Department of Health & Welfare requires authority to reinstate
the previous CHIP outreach program. This bill specifically restates the
original intent of the legislature to allow funds for outreach as long
as CHIP funding does not exceed the current funding cap.




                          FISCAL IMPACT
                                
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund. Total funds expended on
CHIP are currently governed by a cap of $3.8 million dollars. This bill
allows for outreach from current budgeted funds as long as total
expenditures do not exceed the mandated cap.

Contact:
          Name: Mike Wilson
               Phone:     367-4152
     Senator Mike Burkett

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                       S 1072