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Licensing and certification seeks exemption to transfer personnel dollars to operating; committee hears contract-staff cost premium
Summary
Licensing and Certification requested an exemption from a 2024 transfer restriction (section 8 of Senate Bill 1268) so it can move personnel dollars to operating to hire contract nurses when needed; the governor recommended the request.
The Department of Health and Welfare asked the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13 to exempt its licensing and certification division from a statutory transfer restriction passed in 2024 so it can transfer personnel dollars to operating expense lines when necessary to hire contract nurses.
Analyst Alex Williamson said licensing and certification—responsible for inspecting and certifying health-care facilities—has historically used contracted nurses to perform surveys and inspections when staff were insufficient. Because the 2024 Legislature included language restricting transfers of personnel-cost (PC) funds to other expense classes for Health and Welfare…
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