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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/1/07

HB 816

SHORT TITLE

Santa Fe Women's Health Services

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$500.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

HB 816 is a duplicate of HB 808 and SB 527

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Health (DOH)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 816 would appropriate $500,000 from the General Fund to the local government

division of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) to provide for services at

Women’s Health Services in Santa Fe.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $500.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the

General Fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to the Department of Health, Women’s Health Services (WHS) is a 501(c) (3)

community service agency that has been providing health services to residents in Santa Fe since

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1973. WHS provides primary medical care, behavioral health, and alternative health care

services. WHS sees sliding scale fee patients and low-income patients and gets no federal

money for direct patient services. This appropriation would cover operating expenses of WHS.

This appropriation would be in addition to any award from DOH through the competitive

statewide Rural Primary Health Care Act (RPHCA) RFP process. Women’s Health Services is

receiving $300,000 in competitive RPHCA funds for FY07. Women’s Health Services received

a separate one-time non-competitive special appropriation of $192,000, also through DOH, in

FY07. In addition, other non-competitive special appropriations have occurred in the past

through DFA to Women’s Health Services.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The Department of Health reports no performance or administrative implications.

DUPLICATES

HB 816 duplicates HB 808 and SB 527.

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