STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1704

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 254

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 254, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN DATA EXCHANGES IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE ELIGIBILITY OF RECIPIENTS OF MEDICAID ASSISTANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Department of Human Services to continue to engage in data exchanges in order to verify the eligibility of recipients of Medicaid assistance.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 254, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair