Bill > S1182

This bill appropriates a total of $178,009,800 to the Department of Health and Welfare for public health services for fiscal year 2024. * **Physical Health Services:** $150,145,900 is appropriated from various funds including the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund ($100,615,800), Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund ($19,379,600), Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund ($6,183,400), Idaho Immunization Dedicated Vaccine Fund ($18,970,000), Cancer Control Fund ($358,200), Central Tumor Registry Fund ($360,000), Idaho Millennium Income Fund ($3,278,900), and ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund ($1,000,000). * **Emergency Medical Services:** $15,915,500 is appropriated from funds including the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund ($6,006,500), Emergency Medical Services Fund ($3,781,400), Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund ($1,323,800), Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund ($156,400), TSE Registry Fund ($447,400), and ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund ($2,500,000). * **Laboratory Services:** $8,500,000 is appropriated from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund ($5,283,900), Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund ($2,515,700), and Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund ($700,400). * **Suicide Prevention and Awareness:** $2,320,500 is appropriated from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund ($1,801,500) and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund ($519,000). * **Health Care Policy Initiatives:** $1,127,900 is appropriated from the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund ($482,100), Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund ($152,200), and Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund ($493,600). * **Additional Appropriation for FY2023:** $1,300,000 is appropriated from the Cooperative Welfare (Dedicated) Fund for operating expenditures and trustee and benefit payments for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. The bill also authorizes specific full-time equivalent positions for various programs within the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2024. Funds appropriated for trustee and benefit payments cannot be transferred to other expense classes. The Department is required to provide services only to the extent of available funding. Specific directives are included for the use of funds for Suicide Prevention and Awareness, Project ECHO, Home Visitation Program, Smoking Cessation (Project Filter), and ambulance funding from the ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund. A portion of the Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund is transferred to the Rural Physician Incentive Fund. Funds for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program cannot be used for instruction related to sexual behavior or health.