Report Title:

Medicaid Waivers; Prior Legislative Approval

Description:

Requires legislative approval before the department of human services can seek a medicaid waiver from the federal government.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

21

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to medicaid.

 

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§346-   Medicaid waiver application, requirements. The department may apply for waivers of applicable federal laws and regulations, after legislative approval of the application expressed in a concurrent resolution adopted by majority vote of the senate and house of representatives, as necessary to implement more appropriate systems of health care for medicaid recipients and reduce the cost of the medicaid program to the state and federal governments and shall implement the programs within a reasonable period of time after federal approval. These programs shall be designed primarily to reduce the need for inpatient care, custodial care and other long-term or institutional care, and other high-cost services."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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