REPORT TITLE:
Hawaii Health Systems Corp.


DESCRIPTION:
Emergency appropriation of $8,000,000 to meet year 2000
compliance for systems and equipment, and to reduce the workers'
compensation costs of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. (HB1149
HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS
   CORPORATION.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for
 
 2 immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of
 
 3 the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
 
 4      SECTION 2.  This emergency appropriation request is
 
 5 necessary to ensure that the Hawaii health systems corporation
 
 6 has all systems and equipment year 2000 compliant for the safety
 
 7 of its patients (estimated cost, $5,000,000).  The additional
 
 8 $3,000,000 is necessary to begin to settle the corporation's huge
 
 9 workers' compensation costs that were predominantly generated
 
10 before the transfer date of November, 1996.  These are over and
 
11 above the on-going workers' compensation expenses.
 
12      The purpose of this Act is to appropriate an additional
 
13 $8,000,000 in general funds for fiscal year 1998-1999 to meet
 
14 year 2000 compliance for systems and equipment, and to reduce the
 
15 workers' compensation costs of the corporation.
 
16      SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
17 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $8,000,000 or so much
 
18 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998-1999 to carry
 

 
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 1 out the purposes set forth in Act 262, Session Laws of Hawaii
 
 2 1996.
 
 3      SECTION 4.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 4 Hawaii health systems corporation for the purposes of this Act.
 
 5      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.