CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    H.B. No. 1207

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

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. 1207, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES,"

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 measure is to maintain sufficient oversight of the State's Medicaid Program during the implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 by requiring the Department of Human Services to submit interim reports to the Legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2015, and 2016, and a final report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2017 on its program integrity compliance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 as it relates to Medicaid managed care, fee-for-service, and the children's health insurance program for fiscal years 2013-2014, 2014-2015, and 2015-2016.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2014.

     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. 1207, 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. 1207, 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

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

____________________________ MELE CARROLL, Chair