CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 24-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2018

RE:    H.B. No. 694

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 694, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, 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 and intent of this measure is to:

     (1)  Establish and appropriate funds for the Health Analytics Program, including four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) positions, within the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services; and

     (2)  Authorize the Health Analytics Program to maintain healthcare related data, including an all-payers medical claims database, and an encompassing data center to collect and analyze healthcare data for the benefit of consumers, providers, purchasers, and policy-makers.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying a general fund appropriation of $703,980 for the establishment and operation of the Health Analytics Program, including 1.2 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, within the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services;

     (2)  Specifying a federal fund appropriation of $495,120 for the Health Analytics Program, including a 0.8 FTE position within the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services;

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2018; 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. 694, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 694, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOSH GREEN Chair	____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair
____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Co-Chair