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HOUSE BILL NO. 837 – Approp, H&W, Psychiatric Hospitals

HOUSE BILL NO. 837

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H0837.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE - PSYCHIATRIC
HOSPITALIZATION - Appropriates $2,160,400 to the Department of Health and
Welfare for the Community Hospitalization Program for fiscal year 2007;
appropriates $7,240,300 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
State Hospital North Program for fiscal year 2007; limits the authorized
full-time equivalent positions for the State Hospital North Program to
109.39; appropriates $17,547,700 to the Department of Health and Welfare
for the State Hospital South Program for fiscal year 2007; limits the
authorized full-time equivalent positions for the State Hospital South
Program to 259.22; authorizes the State Controller to make transfers to the
Cooperative Welfare Fund; directs the Department of Health and Welfare to
pursue contracts for mental health hospitalization services; and directs
the allocation of salary savings.
                                                                        
03/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/22    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/24    3rd rdg - PASSED - 60-8-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
      Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon,
      Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
      Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Martinez, Miller, Mitchell,
      Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Rusche, Rydalch,
      Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen,
      Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Barrett, Loertscher, Mathews, McKague, Moyle, Nielsen, Sali,
      Smith(24)
      Absent and excused -- McGeachin, Roberts
    Floor Sponsor - Skippen
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/27    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/28    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/29    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett(Clark),
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
03/30    To enrol
03/31    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/03    Pres signed - To Governor
04/07    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 372
         Effective: 07/01/06

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 837
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE  FOR  PSYCHIATRIC
  3        HOSPITALIZATION  IN  THE COMMUNITY HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR
  4        2007; APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH  AND  WELFARE  FOR
  5        PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION IN THE STATE HOSPITAL NORTH PROGRAM FOR FISCAL
  6        YEAR  2007;  LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR THE
  7        STATE HOSPITAL NORTH PROGRAM; APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
  8        HEALTH  AND  WELFARE FOR PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION IN THE STATE HOSPITAL
  9        SOUTH PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR  2007;  LIMITING  THE  NUMBER  OF  FULL-TIME
 10        EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS FOR THE STATE HOSPITAL SOUTH PROGRAM; PROVIDING THAT
 11        THE STATE CONTROLLER SHALL MAKE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND; DIRECTING
 12        THE DEPARTMENT TO PURSUE  CONTRACTS  FOR  COMMUNITY  HOSPITALIZATION;  AND
 13        DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
 14    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 15        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 16    Welfare for psychiatric hospitalization in the Community Hospitalization  Pro-
 17    gram  the  following amount to be expended according to the designated expense
 18    class from the listed fund for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007:
 19    COMMUNITY HOSPITALIZATION:
 20    FROM:
 21    General Fund                                                        $2,160,400
 22    FOR:
 23    Trustee and Benefit Payments                                        $2,160,400
                                                                        
 24        SECTION 2.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of  Health  and
 25    Welfare  for  psychiatric  hospitalization in the State Hospital North Program
 26    the following amounts to be  expended  according  to  the  designated  expense
 27    classes  from  the  listed funds for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30,
 28    2007:
 29                                                       FOR
 30                     FOR        FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 31                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 32                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 33    FROM:
 34    General Fund $5,289,500  $  913,700   $104,000    $ 16,500    $6,323,700
 35    Economic Recovery
 36     Reserve Fund               134,300      9,500                   143,800
 37    State Hospital North
 38     Endowment Income
 39     Fund           177,600     408,900                 43,200       629,700
 40    Cooperative Welfare
 41     Fund
 42     (Dedicated)    143,100                                          143,100
 43      TOTAL      $5,610,200  $1,456,900   $113,500     $59,700    $7,240,300
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 3.  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.  In  accordance  with  Section
  2    67-3519,  Idaho  Code,  the  Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
  3    more than one hundred  nine  and  thirty-nine  hundredths  (109.39)  full-time
  4    equivalent  positions  for  the State Hospital North Program during the period
  5    July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. Transfers of full-time  equivalent  posi-
  6    tions  between  appropriated programs within the department are authorized and
  7    shall be reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year.  Any  full-
  8    time  equivalent  positions  in  excess  of  the department's total cap may be
  9    authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to  the  Joint  Finance-
 10    Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
 11        SECTION  4.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 12    Welfare for psychiatric hospitalization in the State  Hospital  South  Program
 13    the  following  amounts  to  be  expended  according to the designated expense
 14    classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2006,  through  June  30,
 15    2007:
 16                                                       FOR
 17                     FOR        FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 18                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 19                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY    PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 20    FROM:
 21    General Fund $ 9,304,800 $1,267,000               $253,200   $10,825,000
 22    Mental Hospital
 23     Endowment Income
 24     Fund            985,500     66,000                            1,051,500
 25    Economic Recovery
 26     Reserve Fund               153,600   $24,100                    177,700
 27    Cooperative Welfare
 28     Fund
 29     (Federal)     2,684,900  1,330,400     4,600       12,700     4,032,600
 30    Cooperative Welfare
 31     Fund
 32     (Dedicated)   1,324,000    136,100                    800     1,460,900
 33      TOTAL      $14,299,200 $2,953,100   $28,700     $266,700   $17,547,700
                                                                        
 34        SECTION  5.  FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS.  In accordance with Section
 35    67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and  Welfare  is  authorized  no
 36    more  than two hundred fifty-nine and twenty-two hundredths (259.22) full-time
 37    equivalent positions for the State Hospital South Program  during  the  period
 38    July  1,  2006, through June 30, 2007. Transfers of full-time equivalent posi-
 39    tions between appropriated programs within the department are  authorized  and
 40    shall  be  reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year. Any full-
 41    time equivalent positions in excess of  the  department's  total  cap  may  be
 42    authorized  only  by  the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-
 43    Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
 44        SECTION 6.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State  Controller
 45    shall  make  transfers  from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
 46    periodically, as requested by the director of the  Department  of  Health  and
 47    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
 48        SECTION  7.  CONTRACT  FOR  COMMUNITY  HOSPITALIZATION.  The Department of
 49    Health and Welfare is hereby directed to pursue  statewide  or  regional  con-
 50    tracts for mental health hospitalization services. The current daily rates for
 51    hospitalization  vary  significantly regionally and from hospital to hospital.
                                                                        
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  1    The Department of Health and Welfare is  encouraged  to  actively  manage  the
  2    quality and cost of these services.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION  8.  The  Department  of  Health and Welfare is hereby directed to
  4    allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee  salary
  5    needs  before other operational budget priorities are considered. Where appli-
  6    cable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay  grade  or
  7    occupational  groups with significant turnover rates shall be considered first
  8    in the order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS15276

This is the fiscal year 2007 Appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for Psychiatric Hospitalization. This budgeted division has three programs: 1) Community Hospitalization, 2) State Hospital North, and 3) State Hospital South.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2006 Original Appropriation 348.61  13,099,200  7,233,100  3,960,500  24,292,800 


HB 395 One-time 1% Salary Increase 0.00  173,200  173,200 
Psychiatric Hospitalization          
 1. Additional Hospital Stays 0.00  1,718,700  1,718,700 
 7. Receipts Authority 0.00  980,000  980,000 
Omnibus CEC Supplemental 0.00  189,700  189,700 


FY 2006 Total Appropriation 348.61  15,180,800  8,213,100  3,960,500  27,354,400 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00  905,300  97,100  1,002,400 


FY 2006 Estimated Expenditures 348.61  16,086,100  8,213,100  4,057,600  28,356,800 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (1,954,100)  (594,500)  (97,100)  (2,645,700) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  4,087,900  (4,087,900) 


FY 2007 Base 348.61  18,219,900  3,530,700  3,960,500  25,711,100 
Benefit Costs 0.00  (436,400)  (436,400) 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  182,700  4,700  45,900  233,300 
Replacement Items 0.00  33,600  4,600  38,200 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00  692,000  287,900  21,600  1,001,500 


FY 2007 Program Maintenance 348.61  18,658,200  3,856,900  4,032,600  26,547,700 



Enhancements          
Psychiatric Hospitalization          
 1. Market Pay Rate Adjustment 0.00 
 2. Increase Bed Capacity at SHN 20.00  400,700  400,700 
 3. Pharmacist Recruitment/Retention 0.00 
 4. Endowment Fund Shift 0.00  250,200  (250,200) 


FY 2007 Total 368.61  19,309,100  3,606,700  4,032,600  26,948,400 
Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp 20.00  6,209,900  (3,626,400)  72,100  2,655,600 
% Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp. 5.7%  47.4%  (50.1%)  1.8%  10.9% 

Contact: Cathy Holland-Smith 334-4731

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H837