CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 112-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 1752

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

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. 1752, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

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 provide health care to Hawaii residents that are uninsured, underinsured, potential Medicaid enrollees, or Medicaid enrollees by appropriating funds for:

(1)  Community health centers to provide direct health care to uninsured and underinsured patients;

(2)  The restoration of basic adult dental benefits to Medicaid enrollees;

(3)  Outreach and eligibility services for children, families, and individuals at federally qualified health centers;

(4)  The establishment of health homes for Medicaid enrollees as provided in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;

(5)  The establishment of health homes for Medicaid enrollees at federally qualified health centers as provided in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and

(6)  The provision of behavioral health services at federally qualified health centers.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Deleting appropriations for all services, except the restoration of basic adult dental benefits to Medicaid enrollees;

(2)  Appropriating $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014-2015 for the restoration of basic adult dental benefits to Medicaid enrollees, provided that funds will not be expended unless the Department of Human Services obtains federal matching funds;

(3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2014; and

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 1752, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1752, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, 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, Co-Chair
____________________________ JOSH GREEN, Co-Chair	____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JO JORDAN, Co-Chair