STAND. COM. REP. NO.  330-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1772

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1772, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Human Services to restore basic adult dental benefits to Medicaid and QUEST integration enrollees.

The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Hawaii Dental Association, Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, Hoola Lahui Hawaii, The Queen's Health Systems, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Waimanalo Health Center, Hawaii Public Health Association, DentaQuest, and several individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Health and Department of Human Services provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion.

     Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $4,800,000 for the purpose of restoring adult dental benefits to Medicaid and Hawaii QUEST integration enrollees.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1772, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1772, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair