STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1394
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: S.B. No. 1150
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness, to which was referred S.B. No. 1150, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LICENSING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Department of Health to accept nationally recognized accreditation or certification organizations to demonstrate a skilled nursing facility's compliance with the licensing inspection requirements required by the State.
Your Committee finds
that national organizations such as The Joint Commission provide accreditation
or certification for skilled nursing facilities. Your Committee further finds that allowing
the Department of Health to recognize these organizations and accept their
accreditation and certification reviews for State licensing purposes will allow
the Department to more effectively deploy its limited resources while
continuing its regulatory oversight responsibilities.
Your
Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2060,
to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments
for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1150, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1150, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health, Human Services, & Homelessness,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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