STAND. COM. REP. NO. 816-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2144

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2144, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATED TO MEDICAID,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Public Safety to inform inmates who have one year or less remaining before their parole or release date of the availability of assistance in securing or verifying Medicaid eligibility.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and YWCA O‘ahu supported this measure. The Department of Public Safety, Department of Human Services, and League of Women Voters of Hawaii provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2144, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair