HB 67 COUNTY AND TRIBAL HEALTH COUNCILS

Rep Anthony Allison

Actions: HPREF [2] HGEIC/HAFC-HGEIC [3] DP-HAFC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 HB 67 appropriates $6,000,000 for the operation of county and tribal health councils statewide.  

 Synopsis: HB 67 makes an appropriation to the Department of Health for county and tribal health councils statewide.

Analysis: HB 67 appropriates six million dollars, $6,000,000 for the support of county and tribal health councils statewide.

Purposes for the appropriation include: (a) provide salaries and benefits for staff positions; (b) cover travel, supplies and other program-related expenses; (c) provide community education and communications; and (d) cover other indirect expenses a county or tribal health council may experience; and 

Six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) for the Department to contract with a nonprofit organization to: (a) provide training, technical assistance and other supports to county and tribal health councils; (b) assist in the development of a system to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of health councils and to gather necessary evaluation data using success indicators and qualitative and quantitative measures; and (c) strengthen community-based health planning and self-determination by measuring the health councils' performance in capacity building and quality of community health plans.  

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2025 shall revert to the general fund.