STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1323

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 118

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 118 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF THE NEW EXPANDED ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the safety of adults covered by the expanded Adult Protective Services law by requesting the Department of Human Services to conduct a study that, among other things, details data on adults covered, identifies the disposition or referral status of cases, and explains disparities and possible gaps in services.

The Department of Human Services commented on the measure.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the request that the Department of Human Services study the data related to the impact of the expanded law, and replacing it with a request that the Department of Human Services submit progress reports to the Legislature detailing efforts to improve and re-engineer processing for Adult Protective Services;

     (2)  Amending its title to reflect the new request and to read:  "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO PREPARE A PROGRESS REPORT ON DETAILING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND RE-ENGINEER PROCESSING FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES"; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes 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 concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 118, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 118, H.D. 1.

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

____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair

____________________________ MELE CARROLL, Chair