Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1484 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide funding for basic dental services for uninsured Hawaii residents and adults covered by Medicaid or QUEST on a fee-for-service basis, and upgrades in facilities and equipment at federally qualified health centers that provide dental services.

Hana Community Health Center, Hawaii Primary Care Association, and Mental Health Association in Hawaii supported this bill.

Our public health centers do a wonderful job in providing healthcare to the people of Hawaii, but require more assistance in the area of dental care, especially on the Neighbor Islands. This bill represents an important step in providing such services.

Your Committees have amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1484, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1484, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.