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

SPONSOR Vigil

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/5/07

HB 560

SHORT TITLE San Miguel Assisted-Living Facilities

SB

ANALYST Geisler

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$141.6

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Health (DOH)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 560 would appropriate $141,600 from the general fund to the Department of Health

(DOH) for operational expenses for assisted living facilities in San Miguel County for expendi-

ture in fiscal year 2008. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of

fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

DOH notes that the appropriation contained in HB 560 is not in the executive budget request. In

addition, HB 560 does not state which facilities in San Miguel County would be eligible for this

appropriation, nor the requirements to be met of those facilities to receive the money. HB 560

would appropriate funds for “operational expenses" for assisted living facilities, but it is unclear

which expenses are eligible for the funds. It is unclear whether the facilities are state or private.

DOH notes that HB 560 may be strengthened by defining which program within the DOH would

be responsible for budget tracking of the appropriation to individual facilities and defining which

expenses and facilities would be supported with these funds.

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