STAND. COM. REP. NO.  445

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1454

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1454 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Human Services (DHS) to include various provisions in its request for proposals for QUEST providers to safeguard against a disruption of services that may be caused by positive enrollment.

     The Hawaii Primary Care Association testified in support of this bill.  AlohaCare supported the intent of this measure.  DHS testified in opposition to this bill.

     Upon further consideration, your Committees have amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1454, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1454, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair