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Lawmakers hear why Idaho behavioral health plan required supplemental and transfer exemptions
Summary
Department of Health and Welfare officials told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee delays, legal challenges and mismatched appropriation years required new supplemental authority and transfer exemptions to access federal funds tied to the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan.
Alex Williamson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is seeking both a fiscal 2025 supplemental and ongoing federal funding authority for the Idaho Behavioral Health Plan (IBHP).
The supplemental request described by Williamson includes $6,700,000 in one-time federal funds to support the IBHP in its first year of operation and an ongoing federal request of $261,400 for operating expenditures associated with federal grants administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The IBHP, Williamson said, “was originally slated to go live in…
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