STAND. COM. REP. NO.1364
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 911
S.D. 1
H.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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 911, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO QUEST,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Remove financial disincentives in the QUEST program, thereby enabling health plans and providers to actively reach out to high-risk populations including:
(a) High-risk pregnant women and girls;
(b) Native Hawaiians with early onset of chronic disease; and
(c) Chronic substance abusers;
(2) Appropriate funds for additional staff for the Department of Human Services (DHS);
(3) Extend coverage of the Children's Health Insurance Program to include children whose family's income is at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level; and
(4) Restore QUEST benefits to income-eligible legal immigrants and migrants during and up to three months after pregnancy.
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center submitted testimony in support of this bill. DHS and Hawaii Medical Services Association submitted testimony in opposition to this bill. Kaiser Permanente submitted comments on this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 911, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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