CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 92

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1273

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

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. 1273, H.D. 1, 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 of this measure is to:

(1) Establish the Medicaid Waiver Administrative Claiming Special Fund (Special Fund) to allow the Department of Health to collect all revenues from Medicaid administrative claiming allowed for the operation of the State's home and community-based services waiver for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and

(2) Require the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Human Services and other stakeholders, to develop and distribute educational materials informing individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities on how to access Medicaid services and the types of Medicaid services available.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing language exempting the Special Fund from central service and administrative expenses assessments;

(2) Inserting the appropriation amount of $900,000 out of the Special Fund for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 only; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 1273, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1273, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair	____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON Y. MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair
	____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair