Appropriates $6,309,900 to the Medical Boards for fiscal year 2017; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 48.2.

This is the fiscal year 2017 original appropriation for the Medical Boards. It includes $611,400 and 3.60 FTP for the Board of Dentistry; $1,856,500 and 15.00 FTP for the Board of Medicine; $1,521,100 and 12.00 FTP for the Board of Nursing; $2,020,300 and 15.00 FTP for the Board of Pharmacy; and $300,600 and 2.60 FTP for the Board of Veterinary Medicine. Adjustments for all medical boards include increases for employee benefit costs, adjustments for statewide cost allocation, an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of each director, and funding for the 27th payroll. Individual board adjustments are as follows: Board of Dentistry enhancements include an additional $40,000 to finish the process of procuring a new licensing system and $7,000 to replace various laptops and desktops. Board of Medicine enhancements include $5,100 for a contractual building lease increase, $13,700 to replace five laptop computers and various pieces of furniture, and $104,900 and 1.00 FTP to hire an in-house attorney. Board of Nursing enhancements include $5,000 for a contractual building lease increase, $30,000 to replace modular office furniture, $7,000 to pay for the vacation balances of a retiring employee, 1.00 FTP and 67,500 for a business systems manager position to handle the IT infrastructure and multiple databases, and $1,100 to purchase a new laptop for staff that have to travel for board hearings. Board of Pharmacy enhancements include $2,500 for a contractual building lease increase, $7,700 for general inflation, $62,000 for maintenance fees related to the Prescription Monitoring Program, $250,000 to purchase a new licensing system, $17,000 to expand the usable office space at their current location, and $6,700 to increase the board member compensation from $50 to $100, as provided with passage of house bill 336. Board of Veterinary Medicine enhancement includes $2,600 to replace two high-end deskto