STAND. COM. REP. NO.579-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 2512
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2512 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICES SPECIAL FUND,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to assist medically fragile children below age 21 by:
(1) Establishing the Public Health Nursing Services Special Fund (Special Fund) for early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services;
(2) Allowing Medicaid reimbursements for case management services to be deposited into the Special Fund; and
(3) Providing that moneys from the Special Fund will be used to provide ongoing case management services and training for staff to meet the needs of families of medically fragile children.
The Department of Human Services, Department of Health, and the Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this measure.
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 H.B. No. 2512 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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