STAND. COM. REP. NO. 416-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2611

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 Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2611 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Health to establish:

(1) A comprehensive and coordinated continuum of treatment services for persons with multiple chronic conditions, including substance abuse disorders;

(2) A comprehensive and coordinated centralized referral system in each county;

(3) A comprehensive and coordinated substance use disorder case management program; and

(4) A peer mentoring and coaching program.

The Department of Health, The Salvation Army Addiction Treatment Services and Family Treatment Services, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, Hina Mauka Drug/Alcohol Rehabilitation, Big Island Substance Abuse Council, Bobby Benson Center, and National Association of Social Workers Hawaii Chapter supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing all appropriations to unspecified amounts; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee respectfully requests that it consider appropriating:

(1) $2,000,000 for the Department of Health to establish a comprehensive and coordinated continuum of treatment services for persons with multiple chronic conditions, including substance abuse disorders;

(2) $9,000,000 for the Department of Health to establish a comprehensive and coordinated centralized referral system in each county;

(3) $6,000,000 for the Department of Health to establish a comprehensive and coordinated substance use disorder case management program; and

(4) $500,000 for a peer mentoring and coaching program.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2611, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2611, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair