Report Title:

Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Transitional Management Team

 

Description:

Establishes a transitional management team within the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to plan for necessary restructuring to ensure the strength of the state's health care safety net.  Effective July 1, 2020.  (HB1231 HD1)

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1231

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING TO HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  (a)  There is established within the Hawaii health systems corporation, a corporate transition management team to be composed of the members of the Hawaii health systems corporation's finance information systems and audit committee.

     (b)  The corporate transition management team shall develop a plan that includes:

(1)  Providing for a general downsizing of the Hawaii health systems corporation's operations, including the elimination of any expenses for lobbying;

(2)  Determining what functions should be retained by the Hawaii health systems corporation;

(3)  Eliminating legal staff services from within the Hawaii health systems corporation, and establishing negotiations with local law firms to represent the Hawaii health systems corporation;

(4)  Establishing negotiations with local accounting firms to set up an accounting system for both corporate and regional operations of the Hawaii health systems corporation;

(5)  Developing a functional and efficient electronic medical records system;

(6)  Establishing a new corporation board that includes the Hawaii health systems corporation's regional chief operating officers to manage the Hawaii health systems corporation's corporate functions;

(7)  Giving each regional system board human resources functions; and

(8)  Moving toward more regional control of the Hawaii health systems corporation.

(c)  The corporate transition management team shall not have the power to incur debt, including through any finance agreements or the issuance of revenue bonds in any amount.

(d)  The corporate transition management team shall submit the plan, including any suggested legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010.

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.