STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1892-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2798

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2798, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MEDICAID WAIVER ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMING SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to create the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Medicaid Waiver Administrative Claiming Special Fund into which federal moneys may be deposited from the Department of Health's participation in the waiver program. This measure also appropriates funds to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The Department of Health, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, The Arc of Kona, The Arc in Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and Lanakila Pacific supported this measure. The Department of Human Services 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 S.B. No. 2798, S.D. 2, 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