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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
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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
]]]] 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
3
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 |
| 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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| 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 |
0 |
1,000,000 |
0 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
| 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 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
312,400 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
81,200 |
48,400 |
60,900 |
190,500 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
188,800 |
164,700 |
0 |
353,500 |
| Annualizations |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
688,400 |
156,000 |
120,000 |
964,400 |
| Nondiscretionary Adjustments |
0.00 |
15,300 |
0 |
(15,300) |
0 |
| 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 |
0 |
257,500 |
| 24. JCAHO Accreditation Analysis for SHN |
0.00 |
40,000 |
0 |
0 |
40,000 |
| 43. Additional Hospitalization Funding |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 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 |