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Health and Welfare asks committee to approve transfer exemptions, one-time federal funds to support Idaho Behavioral Health Plan
Summary
The Department of Health and Welfare asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee to approve a fiscal-year 2025 supplemental and a limited ongoing federal operating increase tied to the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan, and requested exemptions to statutory program-transfer limits so it can shift funds across budget categories.
Alex Williamson, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that the Department of Health and Welfare is seeking authority to access federal grants tied to the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan and to ease transfer restrictions across program object classes.
The request includes a $6,700,000 one-time supplemental in federal funds for fiscal year 2025 to allow the department to access federal grants issued after the plan’s delayed go-live, which Williamson said did not occur until July 2024. The department is also seeking an ongoing federal operating increase of…
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