Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 634 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assure that the State is notified of all claims it may have against a third person for medical assistance and burial expenses.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Human Services.

Your Committee finds that this measure will ensure that the State is given notice of all potential third party claims under the Medical Assistance Program. This will expand the State's avenues of recovery in cases where third party recovery is made without notice to the State and allow the recovery of third party reimbursements without additional expense.

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 H.B. No. 634 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.