---
type: "Bill"
title: "APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – MEDICAID – Appropriates $2,445,650,500 for the Medicaid Division in the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 216.00; provides for transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; directs transfers from trustee and benefit payments; provides for program integrity; requires reports on Medicaid expenditures and forecasts, for managed care implementation, and flexible spending authority; limits program transfers; provides legislative intent for non-emergency medical transportation; requires cost-sharing; and appropriates an additional $58,296,900 for the Medicaid Division for fiscal year 2018."
description: "APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – MEDICAID – Appropriates $2,445,650,500 for the Medicaid Division in the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 216.00; provides for transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; directs transfers from trustee and benefit payments; provides for program integrity; requires reports on Medicaid expenditures and forecasts, for managed care implementation, and flexible spending authority; limits program transfers; provides legislative intent for non-emergency medical transportation; requires cost-sharing; and appropriates an additional $58,296,900 for the Medicaid Division for fiscal year 2018."
jurisdiction: "us/states/id"
legislature: "Idaho Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "H 695"
citation: "Idaho H 695 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPROPRIATIONS", "HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-15"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8992c0ac-a91f-46a8-8e94-83d57555d877"
source_url: "http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0695/"
source_hash: "c80609f5a17f0157a8897fa9a7334ef389368b7ee5116d64d8b3262ef44e8606"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-id"]
---

# Idaho H 695 (2018) — APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – MEDICAID – Appropriates $2,445,650,500 for the Medicaid Division in the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2019; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 216.00; provides for transfers to the Cooperative Welfare Fund; directs transfers from trustee and benefit payments; provides for program integrity; requires reports on Medicaid expenditures and forecasts, for managed care implementation, and flexible spending authority; limits program transfers; provides legislative intent for non-emergency medical transportation; requires cost-sharing; and appropriates an additional $58,296,900 for the Medicaid Division for fiscal year 2018.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/H0695.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – — **23–11** (pass) · lower
- Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – — **51–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-15** Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing `introduction`
- **2018-03-16** Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
- **2018-03-19** Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-19** Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 51-18-1AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Collins, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gestrin, Gibbs, Giddings, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Malek, Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Miller, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Toone, Troy, VanOrden, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Clow, Crane, Dayley, Ehardt, Hanks, Harris, Mendive, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Scott, Shepherd, Thompson, Vander Woude, Zito, ZollingerAbsent – HormanFloor Sponsor - MalekTitle apvd - to Senate `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-20** Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- **2018-03-20** Introduced, read first time; referred to: Finance `introduction`
- **2018-03-20** Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Read second time; filed for Third Reading
- **2018-03-21** Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 23-11-1AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Buckner-Webb, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lee, Lodge, Mortimer, Nye, Souza, Stennett, Ward-Engelking, WinderNAYS – Den Hartog, Foreman, Lakey, Martin, Nonini, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Thayn, VickAbsent and excused – HillFloor Sponsor - LeeTitle apvd - to House `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-22** Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
- **2018-03-22** Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-22** Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
- **2018-03-22** Signed by President; returned to House
- **2018-03-22** Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
- **2018-03-23** Delivered to Governor at 5:18 p.m. on March 22, 2018
- **2018-03-28** Reported Signed by Governor on March 28, 2018 Session Law Chapter 339 Effective: 03/28/2018 SECTION 12 & 13; 07/01/2018 all other SECTIONS `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8992c0ac-a91f-46a8-8e94-83d57555d877`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Idaho legislature records).