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DHW asks JFAC for exemption to transfer personnel funds to operating to hire contract surveyors; governor recommends request
Summary
The Department of Health and Welfare asked JFAC for an exemption to a statutory transfer restriction to allow personnel funds to be moved to operating expense to hire contract nurses for licensing and certification surveys. The governor recommended both the supplemental and enhancement that include this exemption.
The Department of Health and Welfare asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Monday for a limited exemption from a transfer restriction so licensing and certification can continue using contract nurses to perform facility surveys.
Legislative Services analyst Alex Williamson told the committee that the division historically has outsourced nursing survey work because it lacks sufficient full-time staff to complete statutorily required inspections. The division is seeking an exemption from language in Section 8 of Senate Bill 1268 (2024) that restricts transfers from the…
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