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Health and Welfare director outlines reorganization to align budgeting, accountability and program delivery
Summary
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has reorganized internal divisions and leadership to align administration with legislative appropriations, Director Alex Adams and Legislative Services analyst Alex Williamson told JFAC on Jan. 13.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Jan. 13 it has reorganized internal divisions and leadership to align where work is done with how the legislature budgets those activities.
Alex Williamson, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, summarized the administration's reorganization proposal and said the changes are being presented to the committee so the budget structure matches how the department is operating. Director Alex Adams told the committee he implemented those changes after reviewing organizational options during his first months in the role.
Key changes: the department proposed splitting Family and Community Services (FACS) from the remaining Medicaid and behavioral-health functions; renaming Support Services and Licensing to the Division of Operations; grouping Public Health and Self Reliance under a new "Health and Human Services" grouping; and renaming and…
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