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DHW seeks exemption to transfer personnel funds for contract nurses to meet inspection requirements
Summary
The Department of Health and Welfare asked JFAC to exempt its licensing and certification division from a transfer restriction so it can move personnel dollars to operating accounts and pay contract nurses needed to complete facility surveys; the governor recommended the exemption.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare asked the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13 for an exemption from a transfer restriction so Licensing and Certification can transfer personnel dollars to operating expenditures and hire contract nurses to complete required inspections.
Alex Williamson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, explained that the division has historically used contracted nurses to perform surveys and inspection work and that the division is requesting an exemption to Section 8 of Senate Bill 1268 (2024), which restricts transfers from personnel-cost expense classes to other expense classes for…
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