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DHHS proposes line‑item restructuring; subcommittee questions transparency and vacant‑position reductions
Summary
Department of Health and Human Services proposed consolidating 11 line items into seven to better align funding with organizational changes and recommended several vacant‑position savings. Some lawmakers worried consolidation would reduce budget transparency; department staff and LFA described reasons and asked for more time before a vote.
Legislative analysts and Department of Health and Human Services officials presented a proposal to simplify the department’s line‑item structure and discussed proposed reductions tied to vacant or unfilled positions.
Deputy Director Nate Winters and budget director Taylor Kaufman outlined a plan to reduce DHHS line items from 11 to seven. Proposed moves included aligning licensing, background checks, internal audit and administrative hearing functions into an operations line item; moving the Office of Medical Examiner and Correctional Health Services into long‑term services and supports; and bringing the public health lab, primary care and office of health equity under a public health prevention and…
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