CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 103-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    S.B. No. 2866

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2866, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

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 make an emergency appropriation to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation for necessary costs and operations.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation requires additional funding to meet the cost of collective bargaining pay raises and unanticipated Medicaid reimbursement cuts.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation requires additional funding to pay overdue accounts in the Kauai regions, as well as to continue to provide quality health care services through its hospitals without disrupting patient care.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $15,000,000;

     (2)  Making the measure effective upon approval; and

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

     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 S.B. No. 2866, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2866, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JOSH GREEN, Chair
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair