Appropriates $6,709,500 to the Medical Boards for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 48.2; provides non-General Fund reappropriation for fiscal year 2018; and appropriates an additional $60,000 to the Board of Pharmacy for fiscal year 2017.

This is the fiscal year 2018 original appropriation for the medical boards. It includes $573,400 and 3.60 FTP for the Board of Dentistry; $2,240,200 and 15.00 FTP for the Board of Medicine; $1,544,300 and 12.00 FTP for the Board of Nursing; $2,049,200 and 15.00 FTP for the Board of Pharmacy; and $302,400 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 Cybersecurity Insurance. Individual board adjustments are as follows: Board of Dentistry enhancements includes $8,600 to replace various laptops and desktops. Board of Medicine enhancements include $4,400 for a contractual building lease increase, $7,500 to replace various pieces of office equipment and furniture, $390,000 for a database upgrade, $1,900 for computer upgrades, $34,600 to implement the Medical Licensure Compact, $8,300 for the increased expenses for the Physician Recovery Network, $34,000 for a contracted IT analyst, and $10,500 to provide a pay increase for the in-house attorney. Board of Nursing enhancements include $19,500 to replace office furniture and computers, $40,000 for workforce development initiatives, and $5,700 to purchase new staff computers. Board of Pharmacy enhancements include an FY 2017 supplemental of $60,000 for a contract with the Department of Health and Welfare to monitor prescription opioid abuse, $2,000 for a contractual building lease increase, $8,400 to replace laptops, $16,400 to annualize office space expansion that was approved for FY 2017, $31,500 for disciplinary hearing fees related regulation of the pharmacy industry, $45,400 to pay credit card fees for online licensure renewals, $180,000 for the FY 2018 portion of the Department of Health and Welfare contract. This also includes intent langua