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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Lopez		DATE TYPED:	01/24/02		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Statewide Maternal & Child Health Services				SB	87
					ANALYST:		Esquibel

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

$300.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in The General Appropriation Act

Duplicates HB114

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Responses Received

Department of Health (DOH)

NM Health Policy Commission (HPC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 87 appropriates $300.0 in FY02 and FY03 from the general fund to DOH to support existing maternal and child health services statewide, develop a comprehensive statewide service delivery plan and expand the services to three counties currently not being served.

Significant Issues

Seven counties do not currently have MCH plans in NM.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $300.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY03 shall revert to the general fund.

DOH reports a portion of the existing counties currently funded through the County Maternal and Child Plan Act may receive additional funding cuts for FY03 due to the increase in the requests from counties with no increase in available funding.

For the past two years, the Legislature has funded approximately $2 million in general fund for DOH’s Improving Health Initiative which has focused on working with County Health Councils and other local entities in developing plans to address local health priorities.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

DOH indicates “comprehensive statewide service delivery plan” should be defined in the bill.

RAE/ar