Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 60 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution, as received, is to request the Department of Health, in consultation with the Hawaii Psychiatric Association and Hawaii Psychological Association, to develop a strategic plan for coordination of residential treatment services for adolescents with substance abuse and mental disorders.

Your Committee circulated a proposed H.D. 1 at the public hearing that deleted the substance of the original measure and inserted provisions to convene a legislative task force to conduct a study of existing statutory and regulatory frameworks for all state programs involved with and providing long-term care services for Hawaii's elderly.

The Healthcare Association of Hawaii and the Hawaii Coalition of Care Home Administrators testified in support of the proposed H.D. 1. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the intent of the proposed H.D. 1. The Executive Office on Aging (EOA) submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that long-term care is a growing concern in Hawaii as the population ages. Your Committee believes it is imperative to assess Hawaii's long-term care situation to maximize resources and to provide a continuum of care for the elderly.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 60, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 60, H.D. 1.