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

SPONSOR:	Williams		DATE TYPED:	01/29/99		HB	179
SHORT TITLE:		Hondo Valley Community Clinic				SB
					ANALYST:		Burkhart

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY99	FY2000	FY99	FY2000	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
	$ 200.0			Recurring	GF

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 179 appropriates 200.0 from the general fund to the Department Of Health for expenditure in FY 2000 to provide operational funding for the community clinic in the Hondo Valley.

Significant Issues

The need for primary care in rural areas of New Mexico has been well documented with over thirty counties having some areas defined as under-served for health care. Addition of monies for these purposes has been a recurring need over the past years.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Appropriation of these monies is in addition to the monies appropriated under the rural primary health care act. Administration of the appropriations for rural primary care under the act assures distributions based on clinic utilization and other factors that are not considered under this bill.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Administration of these monies is within the budgeted capacity of the Department of Health.

CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP

This proposed appropriation is in addition to the monies appropriated under the Rural Primary Health Care Act.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

New clinics can receive technical assistance and other help through the primary care network that is managed by the Department of Health.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

1. Will this clinic become part of the primary care network that has been established and which works well in New Mexico?

MB/njw