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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

1/18/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Women’s Health Services in Santa Fe

SB 184

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$250.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Health (DOH)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 194 makes an Appropriation for Women’s Health Services in Santa Fe, appropriates

$250 thousand from the general fund to the Department of Finance and Administration for the

purpose of providing women’s health services in Santa Fe.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $250 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 revert to the

general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to the Department of Health (DOH), the likely intended recipient of this proposed

appropriation is Women’s Health Services, Inc (WHS). 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. It is the

only primary health care facility in Santa Fe that provides services specifically to women.

Senate Bill 184 – Page

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

statewide Rural Primary Health Care Act (RPHCA) Request for Proposals (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 their performance 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 the Department of Finance and

Administration to WHS.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

SB 184 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."

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