Appropriates $83,069,100 to the Department of Health and Welfare for the divisions of Independent Councils, Indirect Support Services, Healthcare Policy Initiatives, and Licensing and Certification for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 389.10; and provides legislative intent.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare for the divisions of Independent Councils, Indirect Support Services, Healthcare Policy Initiatives, and Licensing and Certification. It appropriates $83,069,100, limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 389.10, and provides for nine sections of legislative intent language. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and adjusts funding for workers' compensation in amounts that vary by agency. Funding for replacement items includes $2,567,600 for various IT projects, vehicles, and alteration and repairs. For statewide cost allocation, $587,300 is provided, as Attorney General fees will increaseby$467,700, riskmanagementcostswillincreaseby$56,200, StateControllerfeeswillincreaseby $71,400, and State Treasurer fees will decrease by $7,300. The bill also provides funding for a 3% ongoing merit-based salary increase for permanent employees, to be distributed at the discretion of the director, and a 3% increase in the compensation schedule. The bill includes the addition of eight line items. The first line item provides $989,400 for the Cisco Enterprise license agreement. The second line item provides $1,067,400 for the increased allocated costs related to the mainframe at the Office of the State Controller. The third line item provides 2.00 FTP and $118,900 for additional staff in the Criminal History Unit. The fourth line item provides 1.00 FTP and $60,800 for additional staff in the Medicaid Program Integrity Unit. The fifth line item provides 1.00 FTP and $68,400 for additional staff in the Fraud Analysis Unit. The sixth line item provides $700,000 for the Criminal History Unit Grant. The seventh line item provides $5,000,000 for the final year of the SHIP Gr