Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 108 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Congress of the United States of America to thoughtfully evaluate the current regime of Federal medical assistance payment law and to consider the introduction of amendments which would include exceptions for the placement of liens on a beneficiary's home if the person's adult children have an equity interest in the home and have resided there for at least one year prior to the person's admittance to a medical facility.

No testimony was offered in support, opposition, or commentative review of this measure.

Given the present stage of the Regular Session of 2006's proceedings, your Committee recognizes the essence of time regarding legislative requirements and wishes to emphasize that thorough study of this measure was restricted by the absence of testifiers and the short duration available for hearing.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 108 and recommend its adoption.