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H0622.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - Amends existing law to revise the fiscal year 2008
appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for Medical
Assistance Services.

03/11    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/12    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 61-0-9
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
      Chew, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour,
      Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
      Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
      Sayler, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30),
      Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude,
      Wood(27), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Bilbao, Clark, Henbest, Nonini, Patrick,
      Ruchti, Schaefer, Wills, Wood(35)
    Floor Sponsor - Wood(27)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/13    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/17    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gannon
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
03/20    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp/Pres signed
03/21    To Governor
03/25    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 267
         Effective: 03/25/08

Bill Text

                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 622

                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE;  AMEND-
  3        ING  SECTION  1, CHAPTER 304, LAWS OF 2007, TO REVISE THE APPROPRIATION TO
  4        THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES;  AND
  5        DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

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

  7        SECTION  1.  That  Section 1, Chapter 304, Laws of 2007, is hereby amended
  8    to read as follows:

  9        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of  Health  and
 10    Welfare  for  Medical Assistance Services the following amounts to be expended
 11    according to the designated expense classes from  the  listed  funds  for  the
 12    period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 13                                                          FOR
 14                     FOR        FOR         FOR       TRUSTEE AND
 15                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL       BENEFIT
 16                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY       PAYMENTS       TOTAL
 17    I. MEDICAID ADMINISTRATION AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT:
 18    FROM:
 19    General
 20     Fund        $ 6,175,700 $ 6,821,800  $173,100   $    1,311,000 $   14,481,600
 21                   6,397,400   7,171,800                                15,053,300
 22    Idaho Health
 23     Insurance Access
 24     Card Fund        70,800     152,000                                   222,800
 25    Cooperative Welfare
 26     Fund
 27     (Dedicated)               3,383,800                                 3,383,800
 28    Cooperative Welfare
 29     Fund
 30     (Federal)    11,601,100  22,582,600                                35,944,400
 31                  11,379,400  22,575,600   122,100        1,638,600     35,715,700
 32      TOTAL      $17,847,600 $32,940,200  $295,200   $    2,949,600 $   54,032,600
 33                              33,283,200                                54,375,600
 34    II. DUAL ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS:
 35    FROM:
 36    General
 37     Fund                                            $   63,284,900 $   63,284,900
 38                                                         58,024,300     58,024,300
 39    Cooperative Welfare
 40     Fund
 41     (Dedicated)                                         10,676,200     10,676,200

                                       2

  1                                                          FOR
  2                     FOR        FOR         FOR       TRUSTEE AND
  3                  PERSONNEL  OPERATING    CAPITAL       BENEFIT
  4                    COSTS   EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY       PAYMENTS       TOTAL
  5    Cooperative Welfare
  6     Fund
  7     (Federal)                                          131,638,600    131,638,600
  8      TOTAL                                          $  205,599,700 $  205,599,700
  9                                                        200,339,100    200,339,100
 10    III. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES:
 11    FROM:
 12    General
 13     Fund                                            $  163,946,500 $  163,946,500
 14                                                        156,093,800    156,093,800
 15    Idaho Health
 16     Insurance Access
 17     Card Fund                                              893,500        893,500
 18                                                          1,000,800      1,000,800
 19    Medical Assistance
 20     Fund                                                     2,500          2,500
 21    Cooperative Welfare
 22     Fund
 23     (Dedicated)                                         35,979,600     35,979,600
 24                                                         36,979,600     36,979,600
 25    Cooperative Welfare
 26     Fund
 27     (Federal)                                          357,524,900    357,524,900
 28      TOTAL                                          $  558,347,000 $  558,347,000
 29                                                        551,601,600    551,601,600
 30    IV. LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND WORKING-AGE ADULTS:
 31    FROM:
 32    General
 33     Fund                                            $  134,890,800 $  134,890,800
 34                                                        130,624,600    130,624,600
 35    Idaho Health
 36     Insurance Access
 37     Card Fund                                            1,717,400      1,717,400
 38                                                          1,923,600      1,923,600
 39    Cooperative Welfare
 40     Fund
 41     (Dedicated)                                         37,085,400     37,085,400
 42    Cooperative Welfare
 43     Fund
 44     (Federal)                                          301,244,500    301,244,500
 45      TOTAL                                          $  474,938,100 $  474,938,100
 46                                                        470,878,100    470,878,100

 47       GRAND
 48       TOTAL     $17,847,600 $32,940,200  $295,200   $1,241,834,400 $1,292,917,400
 49                              33,283,200              1,225,768,400  1,277,194,400

 50        SECTION  2.  An  emergency  existing  therefor,  which emergency is hereby
 51    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 52    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

Statement of Purpose

RS18002C1

This is a fiscal year 2008 supplemental appropriation for the Medical Assistance Services (Medicaid) budget within the Department of Health and Welfare. This appropriations bill includes five adjustments to the original appropriation. The first adjustment is additional General Funds for positions that were determined by the federal government as administrative. This adjustment was for $221,700 in General Funds and a reduction of $228,700 in federal funds. The second adjustment is an increase of $350,000 in one-time funding for the Idaho Health Data Exchange, this funding will be combined with private contributions to start the development process. The third adjustment to the Medicaid budget is additional dedicated spending authority for the Multi-state Prescription Drug Purchasing Pool. The fourth adjustment to this budget is for $313,500 of dedicated spending authority for the Chip B and Access Card receipts. Finally, the fifth and final adjustment is a budget rescission from the General Fund in the amount of $17,379,500 and $1,000,000 from dedicated funds for a total of $18,379,500 due to a reduction in caseload growth within the Medicaid program.

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Fiscal Note

This appropriation bill has a net fiscal impact as follows: a reduction of $16,807,800 from the General Fund, an increase of $1,313,500 from dedicated funds and a reduction of $228,700 from federal funds for a net reduction of $15,723,000.

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note

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