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JFAC recommends $25.08 million in public health enhancements, adds 4 FTE
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee voted to give a due‑pass recommendation for FY2026 public health enhancements totaling $25,083,000, adding four full‑time positions and funding immunizations, rural physician incentives, home visiting and other programs.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to give a due‑pass recommendation for FY2026 enhancements to the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health Services totaling $25,083,000 and four full‑time equivalent positions.
Alex Williamson, a budget policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the division’s request consolidates funding for multiple programs, including immunization services, suicide prevention, drug overdose prevention, Alzheimer’s and dementia services, HIV and hepatitis prevention and several ARPA‑funded grants. “The enhancement requests include program restoration for several public health programs and funding to grow the Idaho immunization program,” Williamson…
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