STAND. COM. REP. NO. 573

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1014

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 1014 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAID WAIVER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Exempt service provider agencies that participate with the Department of Health Home and Community Based Services program for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities from home care licensing requirements; and

(2) Make permanent home care agency licensing requirements and exemptions.

The Department of Health and an individual supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that a service provider agency shall be exempt from licensing requirements when services are provided exclusively to participants in the Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver; and

(2) Changing its effective date to January 1, 2059, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1014, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1014, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Homelessness,

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JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair