STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1358

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 36

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 36 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL AUDIT OF ALL FEDERAL FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR HEALTH CARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help ensure that appropriate reimbursement is being made to programs, plans, hospitals, and health care providers of medical care by requesting the Auditor to conduct:

(1)  A comprehensive financial audit of all federal funds designated for health care purposes which are received by the State of Hawaii for compliance with federal requirements; and

(2)  An audit of the manner and means by which federal funds designated for health care purposes is distributed through the Department of Budget and Finance to the Department of Human Services, as well as the amounts paid to various programs, plans, hospitals, and other health care providers.

     The Healthcare Association of Hawaii supported this concurrent resolution.

     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 concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 36 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

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

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair