APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027.

LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1401
BY
FINANCE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
APPROPRIATION
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE;
AP
-
2
PROPRIATING
ADDITIONAL
MONEYS
TO
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
3
FOR
THE
PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICES
DIVISION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUC
-
4
ING
THE
APPROPRIATION
FOR
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
FOR
THE
5
PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICES
DIVISION
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2027;
REDUCING
THE
NUM
-
6
BER
OF
AUTHORIZED
FULL
-
TIME
EQUIVALENT
POSITIONS;
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
7
ON
THE
SUICIDE
PREVENTION
AND
AWARENESS
PROGRAM;
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
ON
8
THE
HIV
PREVENTION
AND
SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAM;
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
ON
THE
9
HEPATITIS
PREVENTION
AND
SURVEILLANCE
PROGRAM;
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
ON
10
THE
IDAHO
IMMUNIZATION
ASSESSMENT
FUND;
PROVIDING
FOR
CONDITIONS,
LIM
-
1
1
ITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
12
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
13
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
14
SECTION
1.
In
addition
to
any
other
appropriation
provided
by
law,
15
there
is
hereby
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
for
the
16
Public
Health
Services
Division
the
following
amounts
to
be
expended
accord
-
17
ing
to
the
designated
programs
and
expense
classes
from
the
listed
funds
for
18
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027:
19
FOR
20
FOR
21
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
22
OPERATING
BENEFIT
COSTS
23
EXPENDITURES
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
I.
PHYSICAL
HEALTH
SERVICES:
24
FROM:
25
Idaho
Immunization
Dedicated
Vaccine
26
Fund
27
$28,020,000
$28,020,000
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
28
Fund
29
$960,400
2,577,200
$3,868,800
7,406,400
TOTAL
30
$960,400
$30,597,200
$3,868,800
$35,426,400
II.
LABORATORY
SERVICES:
31
FROM:
32
Cooperative
Welfare
(Dedicated)
33
Fund
34
$78,400
$200,000
$278,400

2
FOR
1
FOR
2
FOR
TRUSTEE
AND
PERSONNEL
3
OPERATING
BENEFIT
COSTS
4
EXPENDITURES
PAYMENTS
TOTAL
III.
SUICIDE
PREVENTION
AND
AWARENESS:
5
FROM:
6
Cooperative
Welfare
(General)
7
Fund
8
$3,900
$15,100
$19,000
GRAND
TOTAL
9
$1,038,800
$30,801,100
$3,883,900
$35,723,800
SECTION
2.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
10
the
appropriation
made
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
for
the
Public
1
1
Health
Services
Division
for
the
Laboratory
Services
Program
is
hereby
re
-
12
duced
by
$78,400
for
personnel
costs
from
the
Cooperative
Welfare
(Federal)
13
Fund
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
June
30,
2027.
14
SECTION
3.
FTP
AUTHORIZATION.
Notwithstanding
any
other
authorization
15
provided
by
law,
the
full
-
time
equivalent
position
authorization
provided
16
to
the
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
for
the
Public
Health
Services
Divi
-
17
sion
is
hereby
reduced
by
three
(3.00)
for
the
period
July
1,
2026,
through
18
June
30,
2027.
19
SECTION
4.
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
FOR
THE
SUICIDE
PREVENTION
AND
AWARENESS
20
PROGRAM.
The
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
21
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
by
December
31,
2026,
identifying
22
outcomes
and
return
on
investment
for
moneys
appropriated
for
the
Suicide
23
Prevention
and
Awareness
Program.
The
format
and
content
of
this
report
will
24
be
determined
in
consultation
with
the
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division
25
of
the
Legislative
Services
Office.
26
SECTION
5.
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
FOR
THE
HIV
PREVENTION
AND
SURVEILLANCE
27
PROGRAM.
The
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
and
the
Public
Health
Dis
-
28
tricts
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
29
by
December
31,
2026,
identifying
outcomes
and
return
on
investment
for
30
moneys
appropriated
for
the
HIV
Prevention
and
Surveillance
Program.
The
31
format
and
content
of
this
report
will
be
determined
in
consultation
with
the
32
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division
of
the
Legislative
Services
Office.
33
SECTION
6.
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
FOR
THE
HEPATITIS
PREVENTION
AND
SURVEIL
-
34
LANCE
PROGRAM.
The
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
shall
submit
a
report
to
35
the
Joint
Finance
-
Appropriations
Committee
by
December
31,
2026,
identify
-
36
ing
outcomes
and
return
on
investment
for
moneys
appropriated
for
the
Hep
-
37
atitis
Prevention
and
Surveillance
Program.
The
format
and
content
of
this
38
report
will
be
determined
in
consultation
with
the
Budget
and
Policy
Analy
-
39
sis
Division
of
the
Legislative
Services
Office.
40

3
SECTION
7.
REQUIRING
A
REPORT
FOR
THE
IMMUNIZATION
ASSESSMENT
FUND.
The
1
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
Joint
Finance
-
2
Appropriations
Committee
by
December
31,
2026,
identifying
the
vaccine
uti
-
3
lization
rate
and
a
cost
-
savings
analysis
for
the
State
of
Idaho
and
ser
-
4
vice
providers
regarding
vaccines
purchased
using
the
Immunization
Assess
-
5
ment
Fund.
The
format
and
content
of
this
report
will
be
determined
in
con
-
6
sultation
with
the
Budget
and
Policy
Analysis
Division
of
the
Legislative
7
Services
Office.
8
SECTION
8.
CONDITIONS,
LIMITATIONS,
AND
RESTRICTIONS.
Appropriations
9
made
pursuant
to
this
act
are
subject
to
the
conditions,
limitations,
and
re
-
10
strictions
specified
in
this
act.
1
1
SECTION
9.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
12
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
13
July
1,
2026.
14