REPORT TITLE:
Health Systems Corporation


DESCRIPTION:
Makes emergency appropriation for the Hawaii Health Systems
Corporation.  (SD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS
   CORPORATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for
 
 2 immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of
 
 3 the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
 
 4      SECTION 2.  This emergency appropriation request is
 
 5 necessary to ensure that Hawaii Health Systems Corporation has
 
 6 all systems and equipment year 2000 compliant for the safety of
 
 7 the system's patients.  The additional moneys are necessary to
 
 8 begin to settle the system's huge workers' compensation costs
 
 9 that were predominantly generated before the transfer date of
 
10 November, 1996.  These costs are over and above the on-going
 
11 workers' compensation expenses.
 
12      The purpose of this Act is to appropriate $          , in
 
13 general funds for fiscal year 1998-1999 to meet year 2000
 
14 compliance for systems and equipment, and to reduce the workers'
 
15 compensation costs of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
 
16      SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
17 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          , or so
 
18 much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998-1999 to
 
19 carry out the purposes set forth in Act 262, Session Laws of
 

 
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 1 Hawaii 1996.
 
 2      SECTION 4.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 3 Hawaii health systems corporation.
 
 4      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.