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HOUSE BILL NO. 318 – Approp, H&W, Psychiatric Hospitals

HOUSE BILL NO. 318

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H0318.....................................................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 2008;
provides the funding allocation for support of Franklin House; appropriates
$8,113,100 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the State Hospital
North Program for fiscal year 2008; limits the authorized full-time
equivalent positions for the State Hospital North Program to 109.39;
appropriates $20,078,500 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
State Hospital South Program for fiscal year 2008; 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; directs that
funds for trustee and benefit payments shall not be transferred; directs
the distribution of the funding for employee compensation; and directs the
allocation of salary savings.

03/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/15    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/16    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
      Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Labrador, Lake,
      LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring,
      Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
      Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
      Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Kren, McGeachin
    Floor Sponsor - Wood(27)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/20    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/21    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/22    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Broadsword
    Title apvd - to House
03/22    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/23    Pres signed
03/26    To Governor
03/30    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 301
         Effective: 07/01/07

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 318
                                                                        
                                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        2008; PROVIDING THE FUNDING ALLOCATION  FOR  SUPPORT  OF  FRANKLIN  HOUSE;
  5        APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR PSYCHIAT-
  6        RIC  HOSPITALIZATION  IN  THE STATE HOSPITAL NORTH PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR
  7        2008; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS FOR THE  STATE
  8        HOSPITAL  NORTH  PROGRAM; APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
  9        AND WELFARE FOR PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION IN THE  STATE  HOSPITAL  SOUTH
 10        PROGRAM  FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
 11        POSITIONS FOR THE STATE HOSPITAL SOUTH PROGRAM; PROVIDING THAT  THE  STATE
 12        CONTROLLER  SHALL  MAKE  TRANSFERS  FROM  THE  GENERAL FUND; DIRECTING THE
 13        DEPARTMENT TO PURSUE CONTRACTS FOR  COMMUNITY  HOSPITALIZATION;  DIRECTING
 14        THAT  FUNDS  FOR  TRUSTEE  AND  BENEFIT PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED;
 15        DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEE  COMPENSATION;  AND
 16        DIRECTING THE ALLOCATION OF SALARY SAVINGS.
                                                                        
 17    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 18        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 19    Welfare for psychiatric hospitalization in the Community Hospitalization  Pro-
 20    gram  the  following amount to be expended according to the designated expense
 21    class from the listed fund for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 22    COMMUNITY HOSPITALIZATION:
 23    FROM:
 24    General Fund                                                        $2,160,400
 25    FOR:
 26    Trustee and Benefit Payments                                        $2,160,400
                                                                        
 27        SECTION 2.  FRANKLIN HOUSE. It is the intent of the Legislature  that  the
 28    Department  of  Health and Welfare may allocate funding from either the Commu-
 29    nity Hospitalization Program or from excess appropriated  funding  within  the
 30    Community Mental Health Program for adults, to maintain community partnerships
 31    in  the support of Franklin House. Franklin House provides crisis intervention
 32    and transitional support for the mentally ill adults  in  Region  IV  for  the
 33    Department  of  Health  and  Welfare, St. Alphonsus Regional Hospital, and Ada
 34    County.
                                                                        
 35        SECTION 3.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of  Health  and
 36    Welfare  for  psychiatric  hospitalization in the State Hospital North Program
 37    the following amounts to be  expended  according  to  the  designated  expense
 38    classes  from  the  listed funds for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30,
 39    2008:
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1                                                          FOR
  2                      FOR         FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
  3                   PERSONNEL   OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
  4                     COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY    PAYMENTS      TOTAL
  5    FROM:
  6    General Fund  $5,996,300   $  970,000   $124,300   $17,000    $7,107,600
  7    State Hospital North
  8     Endowment Income
  9     Fund            186,500      515,700    115,700    44,500       862,400
 10    Cooperative Welfare
 11     Fund
 12     (Dedicated)     143,100                                         143,100
 13      TOTAL       $6,325,900   $1,485,700   $240,000   $61,500    $8,113,100
                                                                        
 14        SECTION 4.  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.  In  accordance  with  Section
 15    67-3519,  Idaho  Code,  the  Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
 16    more than one hundred  nine  and  thirty-nine  hundredths  (109.39)  full-time
 17    equivalent  positions  for  the State Hospital North Program during the period
 18    July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of full-time  equivalent  posi-
 19    tions  between  appropriated programs within the department are authorized and
 20    shall be reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year.  Any  full-
 21    time  equivalent  positions  in  excess  of  the department's total cap may be
 22    authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to  the  Joint  Finance-
 23    Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION  5.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 25    Welfare for psychiatric hospitalization in the State  Hospital  South  Program
 26    the  following  amounts  to  be  expended  according to the designated expense
 27    classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2007,  through  June  30,
 28    2008:
 29                                                         FOR
 30                     FOR           FOR         FOR   TRUSTEE AND
 31                  PERSONNEL     OPERATING    CAPITAL   BENEFIT
 32                    COSTS      EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY   PAYMENTS      TOTAL
 33    FROM:
 34    General Fund $ 9,824,400    $1,415,800   $ 64,500 $260,200   $11,564,900
 35    Mental Hospital
 36     Endowment Income
 37     Fund          1,029,600       177,500     49,000              1,256,100
 38    Cooperative Welfare
 39     Fund
 40     (Federal)     2,794,700     1,385,900              13,000     4,193,600
 41    Cooperative Welfare
 42     Fund
 43     (Dedicated)   2,407,000       656,100                 800     3,063,900
 44      TOTAL      $16,055,700    $3,635,300   $113,500 $274,000   $20,078,500
                                                                        
 45        SECTION  6.  FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT  POSITIONS.  In accordance with Section
 46    67-3519, Idaho Code, the Department of Health and  Welfare  is  authorized  no
 47    more  than two hundred fifty-nine and twenty-two hundredths (259.22) full-time
 48    equivalent positions for the State Hospital South Program  during  the  period
 49    July  1,  2007, through June 30, 2008. Transfers of full-time equivalent posi-
 50    tions between appropriated programs within the department are  authorized  and
 51    shall  be  reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year. Any full-
 52    time equivalent positions in excess of  the  department's  total  cap  may  be
                                                                        
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  1    authorized  only  by  the Governor and promptly reported to the Joint Finance-
  2    Appropriations Committee.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION 7.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State  Controller
  4    shall  make  transfers  from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund,
  5    periodically, as requested by the director of the  Department  of  Health  and
  6    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  8.  CONTRACT  FOR  COMMUNITY  HOSPITALIZATION.  The Department of
  8    Health and Welfare is hereby directed to pursue  statewide  or  regional  con-
  9    tracts for mental health hospitalization services. The current daily rates for
 10    hospitalization  vary  significantly regionally and from hospital to hospital.
 11    The Department of Health and Welfare is  encouraged  to  actively  manage  the
 12    quality and cost of these services.
                                                                        
 13        SECTION  9.  TRUSTEE  AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding the provisions
 14    of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code, funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit pay-
 15    ments expenditure object code shall not be transferred to  any  other  objects
 16    within the program budget during fiscal year 2008.
                                                                        
 17        SECTION 10.  SALARY DISTRIBUTION. Agencies and institutions shall distrib-
 18    ute the funding for employee compensation based on merit as follows:
 19        (a)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 20        funding first toward high turnover classifications and  individuals  below
 21        midpoint within their agency.
 22        (b)  Agencies  and  institutions  are  directed to, based on merit, target
 23        funding second toward positions within their agency that are below  ninety
 24        percent (90%) of the Compa-Ratio.
 25        (c)  Agencies  and institutions are directed to target any remaining fund-
 26        ing based on merit using the merit matrix required by Idaho Code.
 27    Agencies and institutions shall create compensation and distribution plans  to
 28    ensure  that  they  are  consistent with the policies contained herein. Agency
 29    directors and institutional presidents shall approve all compensation and dis-
 30    tribution plans and ensure that implementation of the plans is consistent with
 31    policies contained herein. Each agency  and  institution  shall  forward,  for
 32    informational  purposes,  approved copies of the compensation and distribution
 33    plans to the Legislative Services Office and the Division of Financial Manage-
 34    ment by June 1, 2007. The effective date of implementation of  ongoing  salary
 35    adjustments shall be June 17, 2007.
                                                                        
 36        SECTION  11.  SALARY  SAVINGS.  The  Department  of  Health and Welfare is
 37    hereby directed to allocate salary savings, based on performance,  to  provide
 38    for  employee salary needs before other operational budget priorities are con-
 39    sidered. Where applicable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint  of
 40    their  pay  grade or occupational groups with significant turnover rates shall
 41    be considered first in the order of salary savings distributions.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16400C1

This is the fiscal year 2008 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 2007 Original Appropriation 368.61  19,780,100  3,606,700  4,032,600  27,419,400 
 7. Increase Receipts Spending Authority 0.00  1,000,000  1,000,000 


FY 2007 Total Appropriation 368.61  19,780,100  4,606,700  4,032,600  28,419,400 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00  (500,000)  500,000 


FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures 368.61  19,280,100  5,106,700  4,032,600  28,419,400 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (104,000)  (321,500)  (4,600)  (430,100) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  244,400  244,400 


FY 2008 Base 368.61  19,420,500  4,785,200  4,028,000  28,233,700 
Benefit Costs 0.00  312,400  312,400 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  81,200  48,400  60,900  190,500 
Replacement Items 0.00  188,800  164,700  353,500 
Annualizations 0.00 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  688,400  156,000  120,000  964,400 
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00  15,300  (15,300) 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 368.61  20,706,600  5,154,300  4,193,600  30,054,500 


Enhancements          
 12. Avatar Electronic Information System 0.00  86,300  171,200  257,500 
 24. JCAHO Accreditation Analysis for SHN 0.00  40,000  40,000 
 43. Additional Hospitalization Funding 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 368.61  20,832,900  5,325,500  4,193,600  30,352,000 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 0.00  1,052,800  1,718,800  161,000  2,932,600 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 0.0%  5.3%  47.7%  4.0%  10.7% 

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H318