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HOUSE BILL NO. 626<br /> – Approp, H&W, Psychiatric Hospitals

HOUSE BILL NO. 626

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H0626.....................................................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 2009;
appropriates $8,965,100 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the
State Hospital North Program for fiscal year 2009; limits the number of
authorized full-time equivalent positions for the State Hospital North
Program to 109.39; appropriates $21,570,800 to the Department of Health and
Welfare for the State Hospital South Program for fiscal year 2009; limits
the number of 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 that funds for trustee and benefit payments shall not be
transferred.

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 -- 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, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler,
      Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wood(27),
      Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Anderson, Bilbao, Clark, Henbest, Nonini,
      Patrick, Roberts, Schaefer, Wills
    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 - Broadsword
    Title apvd - to House
03/20    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp/Pres signed
03/21    To Governor
03/25    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 269
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text




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

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 626

                                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        2009; APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH  AND  WELFARE  FOR
  5        PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION IN THE STATE HOSPITAL NORTH PROGRAM FOR FISCAL
  6        YEAR  2009;  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  2009;  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  THAT FUNDS FOR TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE TRANS-
 14        FERRED.

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

 16        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the Department of  Health  and
 17    Welfare  for psychiatric hospitalization in the Community Hospitalization Pro-
 18    gram the following amount to be expended according to the  designated  expense
 19    class from the listed fund for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009:
 20    COMMUNITY HOSPITALIZATION:
 21    FROM:
 22    General Fund                                                        $2,160,400
 23    FOR:
 24    Trustee and Benefit Payments                                        $2,160,400

 25        SECTION  2.  There  is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and
 26    Welfare for psychiatric hospitalization in the State  Hospital  North  Program
 27    the  following  amounts  to  be  expended  according to the designated expense
 28    classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2008,  through  June  30,
 29    2009:
 30                                                          FOR
 31                      FOR         FOR          FOR    TRUSTEE AND
 32                   PERSONNEL   OPERATING     CAPITAL    BENEFIT
 33                     COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY    PAYMENTS      TOTAL
 34    FROM:
 35    General Fund  $6,638,300   $1,259,400   $ 90,000   $19,100    $8,006,800
 36    State Hospital
 37     North Endowment
 38     Income Fund     233,400      475,700     61,600    44,500       815,200
 39    Cooperative Welfare
 40     Fund
 41     (Dedicated)     143,100                                         143,100
 42      TOTAL       $7,014,800   $1,735,100   $151,600   $63,600    $8,965,100

                                           2

  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,  2008, through June 30, 2009. 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, 2008, through June 30,
 15    2009:
 16                                                         FOR
 17                     FOR           FOR         FOR   TRUSTEE AND
 18                  PERSONNEL     OPERATING    CAPITAL   BENEFIT
 19                    COSTS      EXPENDITURES  OUTLAY   PAYMENTS      TOTAL
 20    FROM:
 21    General Fund $10,290,400    $1,721,900   $237,100 $307,900   $12,557,300
 22    Mental Hospital
 23     Endowment Income
 24     Fund          1,132,600       126,100     70,300              1,329,000
 25    Cooperative Welfare
 26     Fund
 27     (Federal)     2,963,600     1,428,100              15,500     4,407,200
 28    Cooperative Welfare
 29     Fund
 30     (Dedicated)   2,546,600       679,200     50,600      900     3,277,300
 31      TOTAL      $16,933,200    $3,955,300   $358,000 $324,300   $21,570,800

 32        SECTION 5.  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.  In  accordance  with  Section
 33    67-3519,  Idaho  Code,  the  Department of Health and Welfare is authorized no
 34    more than two hundred fifty-nine and twenty-two hundredths (259.22)  full-time
 35    equivalent  positions  for  the State Hospital South Program during the period
 36    July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009. Transfers of full-time  equivalent  posi-
 37    tions  between  appropriated programs within the department are authorized and
 38    shall be reported in the budget prepared for the next fiscal year.  Any  full-
 39    time  equivalent  positions  in  excess  of  the department's total cap may be
 40    authorized only by the Governor and promptly reported to  the  Joint  Finance-
 41    Appropriations Committee.

 42        SECTION  6.  GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS. As appropriated, the State Controller
 43    shall make transfers from the General Fund to the  Cooperative  Welfare  Fund,
 44    periodically,  as  requested  by  the director of the Department of Health and
 45    Welfare and approved by the Board of Examiners.

 46        SECTION 7.  CONTRACT FOR  COMMUNITY  HOSPITALIZATION.  The  Department  of
 47    Health  and  Welfare  is  hereby directed to pursue statewide or regional con-
 48    tracts for mental health hospitalization services. The current daily rates for
 49    hospitalization vary significantly regionally and from hospital  to  hospital.
 50    The  Department  of  Health  and  Welfare is encouraged to actively manage the
 51    quality and cost of these services.

                                           3

  1        SECTION 8.  TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding  the  provisions
  2    of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code, funds budgeted in the trustee and benefit pay-
  3    ments  expenditure  object  code shall not be transferred to any other objects
  4    within the program budget during fiscal year 2009.

  5        SECTION 9.  TRUSTEE AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS. Notwithstanding  the  provisions
  6    of  Section 67-3511(1), Idaho Code, appropriations made in Sections 2 and 4 of
  7    this act for trustee and  benefit  payments  shall  be  used  exclusively  for
  8    trustee  and  benefit  payments  for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30,
  9    2009.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS17246

This is the fiscal year 2009 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 2008 Original Appropriation 368.61  20,832,900  5,325,500  4,193,600  30,352,000 


Reappropriation 0.00  132,800  132,800 
Psychiatric Hospitalization          
 1. Annualize SHN Expansion FY 2007 0.00  348,500  348,500 
 2. Medicare Audit Payback 0.00  1,703,000  (503,000)  1,200,000 
 7. Expenditure Increases 0.00  1,500,000  1,500,000 
 9. Department Personnel Costs Transfer 0.00 


FY 2008 Total Appropriation 368.61  24,517,200  4,822,500  4,193,600  33,533,300 
Expenditure Adjustments 0.00  (132,800)  (132,800) 


FY 2008 Estimated Expenditures 368.61  24,384,400  4,822,500  4,193,600  33,400,500 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (3,431,800)  (280,900)  (3,712,700) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  503,000  503,000 


FY 2009 Base 368.61  20,952,600  5,044,600  4,193,600  30,190,800 
Benefit Costs 0.00  474,200  82,400  99,400  656,000 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  136,500  29,900  40,600  207,000 
Replacement Items 0.00  383,200  182,500  565,700 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  19,300  8,000  27,300 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  371,500  155,600  77,400  604,500 
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00  11,800  (11,800) 
Endowment Adjustments 0.00  (69,600)  69,600 


FY 2009 Program Maintenance 368.61  22,279,500  5,564,600  4,407,200  32,251,300 



Line Items          
Psychiatric Hospitalization          
 1. Electronic Medical Record Phase 3 0.00  445,000  445,000 
 2. Medicare Audit Payback 0.00 


FY 2009 Total 368.61  22,724,500  5,564,600  4,407,200  32,696,300 
Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp 0.00  1,891,600  239,100  213,600  2,344,300 
% Chg from FY 2008 Orig Approp. 0.0%  9.1%  4.5%  5.1%  7.7% 

Contact: Amy Castro 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H626