Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 206 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Office of the Auditor to conduct a financial audit of the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health (DOH) to address allegations of improper administration or misuse of funds in connection with federal Title XIX funds.

DOH, the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the intent of this concurrent resolution.

Your Committee finds that several reviews and audits are already underway that will address these concerns. For example, DHS and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are conducting audits of payments for developmental disabilities or mental retardation. In addition, the independent accounting firm of Grant Thornton is auditing all Medicaid waiver programs. Since another audit by the Office of the Auditor would be duplicative, your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Changing the title to read:

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 H.C.R. No. 206, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 206, H.D. 1.