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APPROPRIATION
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Responses
Received From
Department
of Health (DOH)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 603 appropriates $50.0 from the general fund
to the Department of Health for expenditure in fiscal year 2004 for the purpose
of hiring a clinical social worker for the
Significant Issues
Currently a contracted interpreter provides
Navajo language interpretation for patients.
DOH states that there have been no known difficulties reported by either
the Patient Advocate or the Protection and Advocacy System with the
contractor. DOH emphasizes that patients
at the
needs. It
should also be noted that sign language for the deaf is also considered by the
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$50.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 04 shall revert
to the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Currently
this service is contracted. In Fiscal
year 2002, the contractor provided 431 hours of Navajo interpretation. In this current Fiscal year, 2003, the
contractor has provided 450 hours of Navajo interpretation through
BD/njw