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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

1/23/08

HB 423

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Women’s Health Services

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$300.0

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 423 makes an Appropriation for the Women’s Health Services Facility in Santa Fe,

appropriates $300.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA for the purpose of providing

women’s health services in Santa Fe.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $250.0 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall not revert to

the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

DOH notes that the likely intended recipient of this proposed appropriation is Women’s Health

Services, Inc. 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 1973. WHS provides primary

medical care, behavioral health, and alternative health care services. In FY07, WHS reported

serving approximately 3,500 patients, with 20% of the patients identified as at or below poverty

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(DOH RPHCA database FY07).

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

in the first year of a four year funding cycle, receiving $300 thousand in FY08, as a result of a

competitive RFP. FY09 funding will be contingent upon submission of an application for

continuation and review of performance and continued financial need under the current contract.

WHS received a separate non-competitive special appropriation of $192 thousand in FY08, also

through DOH, along with an additional, non-recurring appropriation of $100 thousand. In total,

WHS is receiving $592 thousand in FY08 from DOH. In addition, other non-competitive special

appropriations have occurred in the past through DFA to WHS.

DUPLICATION, CONFLICT, COMPANIONSHIP OR RELATIONSHIP

HB 423 duplicates with HB 379 and relates to:

SB 131, which would appropriate $500 thousand to DOH to provide operational support and

services at the women’s health services facility in Santa Fe; and

SB 184, which would appropriate $250 thousand to the Department of Finance and

Administration to provide for women’s health services in Santa Fe.

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