STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1044
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: S.B. No. 819
S.D. 2
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. 819, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee finds that the Hospital Sustainability Program, which was established in 2012, enables the State to leverage federal matching funds for hospitals that provide services to underserved, uninsured, and underinsured populations in Hawaii. Your Committee further finds that continuing the Hospital Sustainability Program will ensure the continued sustainability of hospitals in the State and help address ongoing budget constraints in the Medicaid program.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2060, to encourage further discussion.
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. 819, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 819, S.D. 2, 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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