REPORT TITLE:
Health

DESCRIPTION:
Makes an emergency appropriation for state's Medicaid Home and
Community Based Care Services for the developmentally disabled or
mentally retarded program. (HB2542 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT


MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE'S MEDICAID HOME
   AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY
   DISABLED OR MENTALLY RETARDED PROGRAM.


BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
 1 
 2      SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for
 
 3 immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of
 
 4 the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
 
 5       SECTION 2.  The purpose of this Act is to appropriate and
 
 6 authorize additional funds for the State's medicaid home and
 
 7 community-based care services for the developmentally disabled or
 
 8 mentally retarded program, also known as a Title XIX waiver
 
 9 program, within the department of health.  The additional funds
 
10 will support current clients, provide for the admission of more
 
11 people to the program, and address issues raised by Makin v.
 
12 State of Hawaii, U.S. Dist. Ct., Civil No. 98-00997 DAE.
 
13      SECTION 3.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be
 
14 necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000 for the purposes of this Act,
 
15 are appropriated, or authorized as the case may be, from moneys
 
16 in the treasury received from general revenues and federal funds,
 
17 unless otherwise specified:
 
18      (1)  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of
 
19           the State of Hawaii the sum of $367,268 or so much
 
20           thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000
 

 
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 1           to the department of health for HTH 501 CN for the
 
 2           state's share of funds for the State's medicaid home
 
 3           and community based care services for the
 
 4           developmentally disabled or mentally retarded program,
 
 5           in addition to the $10,960,669 appropriated for that
 
 6           purpose as part of the appropriation for HTH 501 by
 
 7           part II, section 3, item E-8 of Act 91, Session Laws of
 
 8           Hawaii 1999; provided that no funds shall be made
 
 9           available under this Act unless the federal government
 
10           provides match funding for 51.01 per cent of the
 
11           program for which this sum is appropriated;
 
12      (2)  For department of human services for HMS 603, increase
 
13           the federal match funds for the State's medicaid home
 
14           and community based care services for the
 
15           developmentally disabled or mentally retarded program
 
16           by $2,115,755 for fiscal year 1999-2000, in addition to
 
17           the $21,479,723 authorized for that purpose as part of
 
18           the appropriation for HMS 603 by part II, section 3,
 
19           item F-25 of Act 91, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999; and
 
20      (3)  For department of human services for HMS 603, increase
 
21           the interdepartmental transfer funds for the State's
 
22           medicaid home and community based care services for the
 
23           develepmentally disabled or mentally retarded program
 

 
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 1           by $491,388 for fiscal year 1999-2000, in addition to
 
 2           the $10,836,549 authorized for that purpose as part of
 
 3           the appropriation for HMS 603 by part II, section 3,
 
 4           item F-25 of Act 91, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999.
 
 5      SECTION 4.  The sum appropriated in section 3(1) shall be
 
 6 expended by the department of health for the purposes of this
 
 7 Act.  The sums authorized by sections 3(2) and 3(3) shall be
 
 8 expended by the department of human services for the purposes of
 
 9 this Act.
 
10      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.