STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 997

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1060

H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1060, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAID,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Health (DOH) to obtain legislative approval before applying for Medicaid waivers by:

(1) A concurrent resolution that is adopted by a majority vote of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Hawaii State Legislature when the Legislature is in session; or

(2) A majority vote of the members of a joint committee consisting of the chairs of the two standing committees from the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and the chairs of two standing committees from the Senate appointed by the Senate President during the legislative interim.

The Hawaii Primary Care Association testified in support of this bill with amendments. The Department of Human Services opposed this measure. The Hawaii Medical Services Association submitted comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by specifying that Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics as defined in section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq.) shall be eligible for reimbursement in accordance with the Social Security Act.

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. 1060, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1060, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

		____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair