Bill > S1173

This bill appropriates funds to the Department of Health and Welfare for various public health services in Idaho for fiscal year 2022. The key provisions include: - Appropriating over $195 million to the Department of Health and Welfare, including funds for physical health services, emergency medical services, laboratory services, suicide prevention, and health care policy initiatives. - Authorizing a specific number of full-time equivalent positions for each program area. - Allowing for periodic transfers from the General Fund to the Cooperative Welfare Fund. - Prohibiting the transfer of funds from the trustee and benefit payments expense class during the fiscal year. - Requiring the department to provide authorized or mandated services only to the extent of available appropriated funding. - Directing $640,000 from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund to the Rural Physician Incentive Fund. - Allocating $200,000 for the continued implementation of the Project ECHO program and $1 million for the Home Visitation Program at the public health districts.

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https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/S1173/