STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2134
                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2883
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2883 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE
     STATE'S MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR THE
     DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OR MENTALLY RETARDED PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make an emergency
appropriation for the State's Medicaid home and community based
services for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded
program.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Health, Department of Human Services
(DHS), State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities,
Easter Seals, United States Department of Health and Human
Services, The ARC in Hawaii, and Catholic Charities.

     The amount of the appropriation is $367,268, to the DOH for
the State's share of matching federal funds.  The additional
funds will support current clients, provide for the admission of
more people into the program, and address issues raised by a
federal lawsuit against the State.

     Your Committee has amended this measure on the
recommendation of the DHS to clarify the amount of federal
matching funds, and to make technical, nonsubstantive changes to
reflect preferred drafting style, clarity, and consistency.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2883, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2883,
S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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