CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 48-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

RE:    H.B. No. 2157

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2157, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXPANDED ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure adequate capacity for the provision of long-term care to persons with nursing facility level care needs by increasing capacity limitations from two to three nursing facility level residents in Type I Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Inserting a sunset date of June 30, 2013;

     (2)  Requiring the Department of Health to submit reports to the Legislature, including findings and recommendations, regarding the effect of the increased capacity of type I expanded adult residential care homes; and

     (3)  Making it effective upon its approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2157, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2157, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair	____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Co-Chair
____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
	____________________________ TOM BROWER, Co-Chair