S11892017 Regular Session

Appropriates $104,056,200 to the divisions of Mental Health, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions for the three divisions to 709.58 for fiscal year 2018; provides for General Fund transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; directs expenditures for trustee and benefit payments; provides for program integrity; limits transfers of legislative appropriations; clarifies responsibility for education of certain children in state care; directs an interagency payment; requires an annual report on community support for the Behavioral Health Community Crisis Centers; appropriates an additional $2,255,400 to the Children's Mental Health program, Community Hospitalization program and the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention program for fiscal year 2017; reduces the appropriation by $500,000 for the Adult Mental Health program for fiscal year 2017; and provides an additional 11 full-time equivalent positions for the Children's Mental Health program for fiscal year 2017.

APPROPRIATIONS -- HEALTH AND WELFARE -- MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES/PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION -- Appropriates $104,056,200 to the divisions of Mental Health, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions for the three divisions to 709.58 for fiscal year 2018; provides for General Fund transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; directs expenditures for trustee and benefit payments; provides for program integrity; limits transfers of legislative appropriations; clarifies responsibility for education of certain children in state care; directs an interagency payment; requires an annual report on community support for the Behavioral Health Community Crisis Centers; appropriates an additional $2,255,400 to the Children's Mental Health program, Community Hospitalization program and the Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention program for fiscal year 2017; reduces the appropriation by $500,000 for the Adult Mental Health program for fiscal year 2017; and provides an additional 11 full-time equivalent positions for the Children's Mental Health program for fiscal year 2017.

APPROPRIATIONSHEALTH AND WELFAREMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES/PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

This is the fiscal year 2018 Original Appropriation and fiscal year 2017 supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health and Welfare for the divisions of Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Hospitalization, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention. For fiscal year 2018, it appropriates $64,872,300 from the General Fund, $12,837,000 from dedicated funds, and $26,346,900 from federal funds, for a total of $104,056,200 and 709.58 FTP for the three divisions. The bill includes seven sections of legislative intent language with three sections for department-wide efforts and four sections specific to Mental Health Services. Standard JFAC adjusted items include changes for employee benefits, changes for statewide cost allocation, cybersecurity insurance, and an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of the director. Mental Health Services includes the Adult Mental Health and Children's Mental Health programs. Enhancements to this division include: $1,520,000 of annualized funding for the crisis centers in Twin Falls and Boise; $5,563,900 to provide mental health services to felony probationers and parolees; and $2,000,300 to provide continued bridge funding for the Residential Assisted Living Facilities (RALFs) that provide care for Idahoans with serious mental health issues. For fiscal year 2017, this bill includes additional FTP and funding to implement the Jeff D lawsuit settlement as well as a transfer from Adult Mental Health to Community Hospitalization. Psychiatric Hospitalization includes Community Hospitalization, State Hospital North (SHN), and State Hospital South (SHS). Changes to this division include $174,300 for inflationary adjustments, and $540,700 for various replacement items and alteration and repair projects at the state hospitals. The division was approved for five line items. Line item 8 provides funding to contract with the Department of Correction to house ind