STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3578

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 111
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred
H.C.R. No. 111, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR TO
     CONDUCT A PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
     HEALTH'S ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to request the
Auditor to conduct a program and financial audit of the
Department of Health's Adult Mental Health Division.

     Specifically, the measure requests the Auditor's review to
include the operations of the Hawaii State Hospital, the
Department of Health's plans for complying with court orders
applicable to the Hawaii State Hospital, the availability of
appropriate community-based services for severely mentally ill
persons, and legislative appropriations for the Adult Mental
Health Division.

     Deficiencies at the Hawaii State Hospital led to a
settlement agreement between the State of Hawaii and the U. S.
Government which required the Hawaii State Hospital to comply
with court orders to correct the deficiencies.  Although the
Legislature has been asked to appropriate emergency funding for
the Adult Mental Health Division for fiscal years 1999-2000 and

 
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2000-2001, it is not clear that the Department of Health's plans
are adequate and appropriate to address the court orders.

     Your Committee finds that this Concurrent Resolution will
provide useful information for the Legislature to consider in
making funding decisions concerning the provision of adult mental
health services and the State's compliance with court orders
applicable to the Hawaii State Hospital.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 111,
H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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