STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1246-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.R. No. 113

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.R. No. 113 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO CONVENE AND FACILITATE A BLUE RIBBON PANEL TO PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF ALL OF HAWAII'S ACUTE CARE AND LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NECESSARY EXPANSION OF SUCH FACILITIES FOR THE STATE BETWEEN NOW AND THE YEAR 2020,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to address the problem of the adequate supply of acute care and long-term care facility space and ensure access to quality care at the appropriate level for all of Hawaii's residents by requesting the director of health to convene and facilitate a blue ribbon panel to perform a comprehensive inventory of all of Hawaii's acute care and long-term care facilities and to make recommendations for necessary expansion of such facilities for the state between now and the year 2020.

     The Hawaii County Council County of Hawai'i, Hawaii Pacific Health, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Kaiser Permanente, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, Hawaii Long Term Care Association supports this resolution. The Department of Health submitted comments.

     Your Committee notes that this work group is to provide basic information and is the first step to gaining more insight for future initiatives.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 113 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing,

____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair

____________________________ JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair