STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1168-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 105

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 105 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES TO ALLOW PRIVATE PAY PATIENTS TO RECEIVE DAY CONTINUING SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS ON A GRADUATED FEES SCHEDULE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Health (DOH) to adopt rules that would allow private pay patients to receive day continuing services, including mental health treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation services, and other community support on a voluntary basis on a graduated fee schedule.

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Oahu supported this measure. DOH supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that individuals not requiring active case management by DOH may still have an interest and may benefit from receiving day continuing services through DOH. However, the adopting of rules for private pay patients and establishing a graduated fee schedule by DOH are premature.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Removing the request to adopt rules and instead requesting DOH to convene a Task Force to identify issues and solutions to allow private pay patients to receive day continuing services;

(2) Changing its title to read: "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS TO ALLOW PRIVATE PAY PATIENTS TO RECEIVE DAY CONTINUING SERVICES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT"; and

(3) Making other technical amendments for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 105, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 105, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair