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JFAC advances Idaho behavioral-health appropriations and psychiatric-hospital forecast adjustments
Summary
The committee approved federal and state funding adjustments to support Idaho Behavioral Health Plan implementation, civil-commitment expenditures and state hospital forecast shifts, and adopted language on federal-funding restrictions and transfer authority.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted on a package of behavioral-health and psychiatric-hospital items including federal grant appropriations for Idaho Behavioral Health Plan (IBHP) implementation, one-time general-fund support for civil-commitment costs, and several forecast-driven fund shifts for state hospitals.
Alex Williamson, a Legislative Services Office analyst, presented the sequence of requests and told the committee unused federal grant appropriations tied to delayed IBHP implementation had expired and needed re-appropriation. The committee approved a $6,743,800 federal…
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