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DHW seeks vehicle replacements, IT upgrades and MMIS staff in indirect support services request
Summary
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare requested one-time funding for vehicle replacements, hardware and SQL-server upgrades and reported planned MMIS IT hires; the governor recommended most items but did not recommend cloud capacity funding.
Analysts from the Legislative Services Office and Department of Health and Welfare officials told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee Monday that the department’s indirect support services budget includes one-time replacement requests and IT upgrades and that the agency is filling IT positions tied to its Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) upgrade.
Alex Williamson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, said the department’s one-time replacement requests totaled about $2.8 million for FY2026. That package includes a vehicle-replacement request of $1.8 million to replace 60 vehicles, $384,000 for visitation rooms, and…
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