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Appropriations committee hears Department of Health request for behavioral‑health funding and $21.2M preschool external cost adjustment
Summary
The Department of Health presented exception requests including a $140,000 general‑fund guardianship assistance request for state hospital placements, a $0 carryforward for the federal SOAR grant, and a mandatory External Cost Adjustment request of about $21.2 million for early intervention/developmental preschool programs.
The Joint Appropriations Committee heard the Department of Health’s afternoon presentation on behavioral health, developmental preschool services and other budget items. Director Stefan Johansen said staff would move rapidly through units and highlighted an exception request for legal‑assistance support at state hospitals and the Life Resource Center. The department asked the Legislature for $140,000 in general funds to help cover legal filing fees and other guardianship costs that can be a barrier to placing certain high‑needs patients in community settings, and said it leverages relationships with Wyoming Guardianship Corporation when possible.
Johansen also described a $0 general‑fund request tied to the federal…
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