THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 5, 2003

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 1584

RELATING TO CHILD CARE.

Establishes a statewide Pre-plus early childhood education program within the department of human services; appropriates funds for the program for FY 2003-2004.

HMS, WAM

SB 1235

RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

Appropriates $       from the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund for FY 2003-2004 and the same sum for FY 2004-2005 a for 2:1 federal match to expand eligibility for the children's health insurance program to 300% of poverty level.

HMS, WAM

SB 1240

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Requires the department of human services to propose amendments to the state medicaid plan to set payments at a level that covers the actual costs of quality care offered by health care providers and include adjustments for inflation; withdraw proposed state medicaid plan amendment eliminating DRI and ROE adjustments.

HMS, WAM

SB 1428

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Authorizes Medicaid payments to be set at a level that more fairly compensates providers.

HMS, WAM

SB 1579

RELATING TO MEDICAL CARE PAYMENTS.

Provides that payments for medical care on the basis of the federal medical assistance percentage will be computed according to a set formula.

HMS, WAM

SB 1352

RELATING TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.

Makes the statutory authority for the licensing of community-based case management agencies and the certification of community care foster family homes permanent by removing the repeal date of June 30, 2003.

HMS, WAM

SB 884

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEDICAID PROGRAMS.

Appropriates funds for the Residential Alternative Community Care Program (RACCP), the Chore Services Program, and Medicaid- waiver programs, under the Department of Human Services.

HMS, WAM

     

SB 938

RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEDICAID COVERED DENTAL SERVICES.

Increases the reimbursement rate to dentists providing medicaid-covered dental services to unspecified percentage of the 75th percentile of the 1991 fee profile; makes adult dental services a mandatory coverage under medicaid; makes unspecified appropriations to the DHS for FY 2003 and 2004.

HMS, WAM

SB 1580

RELATING TO ADVOCACY FOR HUMAN SERVICES.

Appropriates funds for (1) the adoption of special needs children, (2) a grant-in-aid to a nonprofit legal services provider to increase SSI income, (3) a grant in aid to a nonprofit legal services provider for a federal medicare advocacy project.

HMS, WAM

   
     

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 3-holded punch copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 226, State Capitol during regular business hours, or outside the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Office, Room 015, State Capitol for all other times, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6130.

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair