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Licensing and Certification asks exemption to allow personnel-to-operating transfers for contract nurses
Summary
Licensing and Certification requested a supplemental and an ongoing exemption to section 8 of Senate Bill 1268 (2024) so the division may transfer personnel dollars to operating expenditures to pay contract nurses and meet statutory inspection requirements. The governor recommended the requested supplemental and enhancement.
The Department of Health and Welfare's licensing and certification division asked the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee for an exemption from a transfer restriction enacted in 2024 so it can continue hiring contract surveyors when needed to meet inspection obligations.
Alex Williamson, Legislative Services Office budget analyst, told the committee licensing and certification has historically used contract nurses to perform facility surveys and inspections. "Rather than asking for a dollar amount to be transferred from personnel to operating, the division has asked for an exemption allowing them…
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