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JFAC approves Health & Human Services maintenance budget, reorganization and Medicaid reporting requirements
Summary
Committee approved the Department of Health and Welfare base realignment, new appropriation unit names, and maintenance totals, and adopted multiple sections of appropriation language including monthly Medicaid tracking and managed‑care implementation reports.
The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee approved a base realignment and program‑maintenance appropriations for the Department of Health and Welfare (including the state Independent Living Council) on Jan. 17, and adopted a set of appropriation language sections addressing Medicaid transfers, reporting and program transfer rules.
Reorganization and base alignment: The department asked the committee to realign appropriation unit names and move base dollars and FTPs to reflect an internal reorganization that creates a separate Idaho Child Care program budget unit. Committee members voted to accept the realignment and new budget appropriation unit; Representative Tanner moved the motion and it passed with a combined recorded result of 18 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent excused (House and Senate totals combined as…
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