STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1176-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 20

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 20 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME OPERATORS WITH GREATER LEVELS OF SERVICE AND CONSIDERATION TO ASSIST THEM IN PROVIDING CARE FOR ADULTS,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Department of Health (DOH) to provide adult residential care home operators with greater levels of service and consideration to assist them in providing care for adults.

 

     The National Federation of Filipino American Associations Region XII, Filipino American Citizens League, Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, Nursing Advocates & Mentors, Inc., Oahu Filipino Community Council, Philippine Nurses Association-Hawaii, United Filipino Council of Hawaii, Congress of Visayan Organizations, Hawaii Coalition of Caregivers, United Group of Home Operators, Alliance of Residential Care Administrators, The Primary Care Providers, and many concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.  DOH supported the intent of this measure.  A concerned individual provided comments.

 


     Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

 

     (1)  Changing its title to read: "URGING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME OPERATORS WITH THE SERVICES NECESSARY TO ASSIST THEM IN PROVIDING CARE FOR ADULTS";

 

     (2)  Adding the Department of Human Services to the scope of this measure; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 20, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 20, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health,

 

 

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair

 

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KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair