THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2018

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. John M. Mizuno, Chair

NOTICE OF MEETING

DATE:	Thursday, November 29, 2018
TIME:	2:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

The Office of the State Auditor published a report on November 16, 2018 which found that during 2016 and 2017 many adult care homes were operating without a valid license or with a license issued before the licensing requirements were completed. Moreover, the audit found that the Department of Health's Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) does not routinely make follow-up visits to care homes to correct deficiencies even after finding a problem such as mislabeled medication, wrong dosages given or discontinued medications without a physician's order.

The purpose of this Joint Senate-House Informational Briefing will be to allow the Department of Health to address the Auditor's findings and provide the Legislature with information on their response to address the deficiencies.

A G E N D A

• Review and discussion of the Audit of the Office of Health Care Assurance’s Adult Residential Care Homes Program (Office of the Auditor, State of Hawai‘i, Report No. 18-18, Nov. 2018)
• Actions required to address problems identified in the Auditor's Report
• Questions from Legislators

No public testimony will be accepted.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the meeting (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6070 or 586-6050 to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6070 or 586-6050.

___________________________________ Rep. John M. Mizuno Chair	__________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair
___________________________________ Rep. Scott K. Saiki Speaker of the House	__________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate