STAND. COM. REP. NO.876
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1111
S.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 1111, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR NONINSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS OF MEDICAL CARE FOR SERVICES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to simplify the Department of Human Services' (DHS) reimbursement to noninstitutional providers of medical care by:
(1) Allowing DHS to create a new fee schedule that maintains reimbursement rates according to the services provided, rather than specialty of practice; and
(2) Deleting statutory language that is now unnecessary due to the establishment of the QUEST Managed Care Waiver Program.
DHS testified in strong support of this measure.
Your Committee finds that the current method of developing and maintaining reimbursement rates for noninstitutional providers is cumbersome and difficult to manage. This measure provides a new fee schedule that allows comparable reimbursement for providers regardless of specialty. In addition, the processing of claims will be simplified and result in more timely and accurate payments to providers.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1111, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,
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____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair |
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