THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

813

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

S.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

PART I

     SECTION 1.  Unless otherwise clear from the context, as used in this Act:

     "Expending agency" means the executive department, independent commission, bureau, office, board, or other establishment of the state government (other than the legislature, office of Hawaiian affairs, and judiciary), the political subdivisions of the State, or any quasi‑public institution supported in whole or in part by state funds, which is authorized to expend specified appropriations made by this Act.

     Abbreviations, where used to denote the expending agency, shall mean the following:

    HTH   Department of health

     "Means of financing" or "MOF" means the source from which funds are appropriated or authorized to be expended for the programs and projects specified in this Act.  All appropriations are followed by letter symbols.  The letter symbols, where used, shall have the following meanings:

      A   General funds

      B   Special funds

      C   General obligation bond fund

      D   General obligation bond fund with debt service cost to be paid from special funds

      E   Revenue bond funds

      J   Federal aid interstate funds

      K   Federal aid primary funds

      L   Federal aid secondary funds

      M   Federal aid urban funds

      N   Federal funds

      P   Other federal funds

      R   Private contributions

      S   County funds

      T   Trust funds

      U   Interdepartmental transfers

      W   Revolving funds

      X   Other funds

     "Position ceiling" means the maximum number of permanent and temporary full-time equivalent positions authorized for a particular program during a specified period or periods, as denoted by an asterisk for permanent full-time equivalent positions and a pound sign for temporary full-time equivalent positions.

     "Program ID" means the unique identifier for the specific program and consists of the abbreviation for the organization responsible for carrying out the program followed by the organization number for the program.

PART II

General Administration and Attached Agencies

     SECTION 2.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.

 

1.   HTH760/MS - HEALTH STATUS MONITORING

 

FUNDING FOR THE VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          250,000A       250,000A

 

2.   HTH904/AJ - EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING

 

ADD PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV POSITION AND FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA SERVICES COORDINATOR.

 

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         HTH           26,478A        52,956A

 

3.   HTH907/AA - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

ADD FUNDS FOR FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR SPECIALIST IV POSITION #99602H AS AUTHORIZED BY ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

OPERATING                         HTH           27,546A        27,546A

 

4.   HTH907/AP - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

 

ADD FUNDS FOR TELEHEALTH PILOT PROJECT.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          200,000A       160,000A

   


PART III

Behavioral Health Administration

     SECTION 3.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.

 

1.   HTH430/HQ - ADULT MENTAL HEALTH - INPATIENT

 

ADD POSITIONS AND FUNDS FOR THE NEW HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL FORENSIC BUILDING.

 

                                                 12.00*        139.00*

OPERATING                         HTH          289,014A     9,195,886A

 

2.   HTH430/HQ - ADULT MENTAL HEALTH - INPATIENT

 

ADD PART-TIME PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN POSITION (FP) #26138 PER ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

                                                  0.50*          0.50*

OPERATING                         HTH                0A             0A

 

3.   HTH430/HQ - ADULT MENTAL HEALTH - INPATIENT

 

ADD FUNDS TO FULLY FUND THE UPGRADING OF PARA MEDICAL ASSISTANT POSITIONS TO PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS (FP).

 

OPERATING                         HTH          365,646A       365,646A

 

4.   HTH501/CN - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

 

ADD FUNDS TO INCREASE THE STATE MATCH FOR MEDICAID INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (I/DD) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER.

 

OPERATING                         HTH        7,702,000A     5,814,000A

PART IV

Health Resources Administration

     SECTION 4.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.

 

1.   HTH590/KK - CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

 

ADD FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR PLANNER V #121378 AS AUTHORIZED BY ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

OPERATING                         HTH           33,594A        33,594A

 

2.   HTH595/KM - HEALTH RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION

 

ADD FOUR (4.00) PERMANENT POSITIONS AND FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS CONTROL AND REGULATION TO IMPLEMENT ACT 159, SLH 2018.

 

                                                  4.00*          4.00*

OPERATING                         HTH          280,000A       280,000A

 

3.   HTH720/MP - HEALTH CARE ASSURANCE

 

ADD THREE (3.00) PERMANENT POSITIONS AND FUNDS TO CONTRACT FOR RECERTIFICATION SURVEYS OF END-STAGE RENAL DIALYSIS FACILITIES PER ACT 206, SLH 2018.

 

                                                  3.00*          3.00*

OPERATING                         HTH          456,216A       456,216A

 

4.   HTH720/MP - HEALTH CARE ASSURANCE

 

ADD FUNDS FOR CONTRACTING COSTS TO PROVIDE LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          517,047A       517,047A

                                  HTH          252,799P       252,799P

 

6.   HTH730/MQ - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM

 

ADD FUNDS TO MEET COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REQUIREMENTS AND RECURRING PERSONNEL COST FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDERS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.

 

OPERATING                         HTH       11,872,596A    15,040,191A

PART V

Health

     SECTION 5.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.

 

1.   HTH100/DG - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

 

ADD HANSEN'S DISEASE PHYSICIAN TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

                                                  0.70#          0.70#

OPERATING                         HTH                0A             0A

 

2.   HTH710/MH - STATE LABORATORY SERVICES

 

ADD ONE (1.00) PERMANENT POSITION AND FUNDS FOR THE EXPANDED AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK NEW MONITORING SITES, HAWAII ISLAND.

 

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         HTH          379,874A        66,348A

 

3.   HTH710/MK - STATE LABORATORY SERVICES

 

ADD FUNDS FOR MOLD REMEDIATION AT THE STATE LABORATORY.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          500,000A             0A

 

4.   HTH710/MK - STATE LABORATORY SERVICES

 

ADD FUNDS FOR UTILITIES (WATER) AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          100,000A       100,000A

 

5.   HTH908/AR - OFFICE OF LANGUAGE ACCESS

 

ADD FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR PROGRAM SPECIALIST V #99550H AND PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV #99551H POSITIONS AS AUTHORIZED BY ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

OPERATING                         HTH           56,286A        56,286A

 

PART VI

     SECTION 6.  If any portion of this Act or its application to any person, entity, or circumstance is held to be invalid for any reason, then the legislature declares that the remainder of this Act and each and every other provision thereof shall not be affected thereby. If any portion of a specific appropriation is held to be invalid for any reason, the remaining portion shall be expended to fulfill the objective of the appropriation to the extent possible.

     SECTION 7.  If manifest clerical, typographical, or other mechanical errors are found in this Act, the governor may correct the errors.

     SECTION 8.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 

 

Report Title:

Budget; DOH; Operating Expenses; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Health, including funding for DOH general administration and attached agencies, behavioral health administration, and health resources administration.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

 

 

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