STAND. COM. REP. NO. 626

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1053
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 1053 entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PERSONAL CARE SERVICES
     PAYMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to repeal a redundant section of
the law relating to Medicaid reimbursement for personal care
services.

     Your Committee finds that section 346-64, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, relates to Medicaid reimbursement for personal care
services which is already provided for in chapter 346D, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, relating to long-term care services.  Since
both provisions are identical in nature, the elimination of
section 346-64, Hawaii Revised Statutes, will serve to clarify
the law and eliminate any confusion with respect to reimbursement
for personal care services.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1053 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 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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