STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2076-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

RE:   S.C.R. No. 149

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

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.C.R. No. 149, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW IN-HOME CARE SERVICES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TO PROTECT CONSUMERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Executive Office on Aging and the University of Hawaii Center on Aging to convene a working group to review in-home care services and make recommendations to improve the quality of care and urging the Department of Health to adopt administrative rules to protect consumers.

Your committee has amended this measure by making technical, clarifying amendments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 149, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 149, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair