HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H. R. NO.	165
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR TO COMMISSION AN INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE CHART-BASED LEVEL OF CARE BY ALL MEDICAID PATIENTS WHO ARE NEONATAL OR PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS between the years of 2007 and 2000.

     WHEREAS, in the past, using valid and reliable level of care tools, neonatal and pediatric patients in intensive care units (ICUs) have been found to be at a much lower level of chart-based care than what is appropriate; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2008, that this body respectfully requests the State Auditor to review the appropriateness of the level of care by all Medicaid patients who are neonatal or pediatric intensive care patients between the years of 2007 and 2000; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Auditor is requested to provide a report to the Legislature regarding their findings of the appropriateness of the level of care, not later than 21 days prior to the convening of the 2009 Regular Session; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the State Auditor, the Insurance Commissioner, the Director of the Department of Health, the Director of the Department of Human Services, Hawaii's Congressional Delegation.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Audit; Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Patients