House Bill 767 Summary

• Appropriates $217,203,800 to the Department of Health and Welfare's Public Health Services Division for fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023) across five programs: Physical Health Services, Emergency Medical Services, Laboratory Services, Suicide Prevention and Awareness, and Health Care Policy Initiatives.

• Authorizes a total of 259.02 full-time equivalent positions across all programs, with Physical Health Services authorized 171.68 positions, Emergency Medical Services 42.84 positions, and Laboratory Services 39.00 positions.

• Directs $640,000 transfer from Cooperative Welfare (General) Fund to the Rural Physician Incentive Fund; allocates $200,000 for Project ECHO through WWAMI Medical Education Program; distributes $2,000,000 total for Home Visitation Programs and $1,278,800 for smoking cessation and youth vaping prevention programs.

• Provides $17,646,600 in additional appropriations from the Cooperative Welfare (Federal) Fund for Physical Health Services and Laboratory Services for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022).

• Declares emergency status and immediate effective date upon passage and approval.