STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS27864 / H0597
This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the Divisions
of Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention. It
appropriates a total of $104,548,900 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 766.91
for these divisions.
For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible
FTP and temporarily removes funding for the employer's sick leave contribution rate. The bill also provides
funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees, with an
additional 2% increase for those in the 20 job classifications most in need of equity adjustments.
For these divisions funding was added to cover the bond payments for the new nursing facility at State Hospital
South, initial funding for the new State Hospital West adolescent unit in Nampa, and funding for the nine
recovery centers in Idaho. Funding for recovery centers is to be distributed at an equal amount for each of the
nine centers, or $55,555 per center. Also included in this bill is a reduction of $6,005,300 for the annualized
cost-offsets related to services that will now be covered by Medicaid as a result of Medicaid expansion. Finally,
the bill reduces the General Fund to account for the Governor's recommendation to reduce the General Fund
appropriation for state agencies.
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/03/2020, 9:19 AM
 FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2020 Original Appropriation 717.58 63,466,100 13,964,000 30,149,700 107,579,800
FY 2020 Total Appropriation 717.58 62,242,700 16,348,200 28,130,800 106,721,700
FY 2020 Estimated Expenditures 717.58 62,242,700 16,348,200 28,130,800 106,721,700
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (390,200) (159,000) (4,110,000) (4,659,200)
Restore Rescissions 0.00 823,400 15,800 18,900 858,100
FY 2021 Base 717.58 62,675,900 16,205,000 24,039,700 102,920,600
Benefit Costs 0.00 (180,000) 34,000 (102,900) (248,900)
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 28,100 191,100 0 219,200
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00 11,100 0 1,800 12,900
Annualizations 0.00 (6,005,300) 0 0 (6,005,300)
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 688,700 179,700 155,800 1,024,200
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00 5,500 0 (5,500) 0
Endowment Adjustments 0.00 (306,300) 306,300 0 0
FY 2021 Program Maintenance 717.58 56,917,700 16,916,100 24,088,900 97,922,700
Mental Health Services
6. State Hospital West FTP (1.00) (64,700) 0 0 (64,700)
Psychiatric Hospitalization
6. State Hospital West Adolescent Unit 50.33 2,964,600 0 0 2,964,600
7. SHS Nursing Home Bond Payment 0.00 900,000 3,435,400 0 4,335,400
Substance Abuse Treatment and
Prevention
12. Community Recovery Centers 0.00 500,000 0 0 500,000
General Fund Reductions 0.00 (1,109,100) 0 0 (1,109,100)
FY 2021 Total 766.91 60,108,500 20,351,500 24,088,900 104,548,900
Chg from FY 2020 Orig Approp 49.33 (3,357,600) 6,387,500 (6,060,800) (3,030,900)
% Chg from FY 2020 Orig Approp. 6.9% (5.3%) 45.7% (20.1%) (2.8%)
Contact:
Jared Tatro
Budget and Policy Analysis
(208) 334-4740
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/03/2020, 9:19 AM