Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2022.

This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Public Health Services. It appropriates a total of $195,882,200 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 255.02. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP, extends the holiday for the employer's sick leave contribution rate for another year, and restores funding for the employer's unemployment insurance contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation for permanent state employees. The bill funds four line items, which provide $385,100 for changes in the MOU between the StateComm program in the Emergency Medical Services program and the Idaho State Police; 1.00 FTP and $275,000 for an Alzheimer's disease program coordinator in the Physical Health Program; $67,861,400 in onetime federal funds for funds allocated to the state through the COVID Relief Act; and $300,000 from the General Fund for additional funds for the Suicide Prevention and Awareness Program.