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Committee moves forward on bill creating Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program and fund
Summary
RS 33184 would establish an Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program, create a state fund to receive federal rural health transformation grant money, and set up a legislative oversight committee with public reporting and a sunset; committee approved sending the RS to print.
Chair VanOrden presented RS 33184, which would establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Program in statute and create the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund within the state treasury to receive federal rural health transformation grant moneys and legislative appropriations. The draft also creates a Rural Health Transformation Committee to provide legislative oversight, require sustainable planning, and ensure funds are used only for federally approved purposes.
Minutes state the committee would require public reporting on expenditures and outcomes, include an emergency clause to align with federal grant timelines, and sunset once funds are expended. Senator Harris moved to send RS 33184 to print and Senator Shippy seconded; the motion carried by voice vote. Committee discussion included a question about the committee's oversight role; Chair VanOrden clarified that legislative oversight was distinct from any federally required oversight committee approved by CMS.
