HB 14-1244 Summary

• Provides supplemental appropriations to the Department of Public Health and Environment for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, amending Part XVI of the 2013 budget.

• Allocates funds across multiple departmental divisions including Administration, Laboratory Services, Air Pollution Control, Water Quality Control, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management, Environmental Health, Disease Control and Epidemiology, Prevention Services, and Emergency Preparedness.

• Authorizes $41,402 and 0.6 FTE for Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services division for stroke and STEMI heart attack designation implementation.

• Appropriates $180,906 and 2.0 FTE from the marijuana cash fund to Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology division for cannabis health environmental and epidemiological training, outreach, and surveillance.

• Includes funding from various sources including general fund, cash funds, reappropriated funds, and federal funds to support public health and environmental programs across the state.