HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1122

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO human services.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Hawaii Constitution.

     SECTION 2.  The purpose of this Act is to appropriate state funds and matching federal medicaid funds to address a funding shortfall in the medicaid program.  The combined state and federal funding will help to provide continuing health care in our communities.

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for health care payments (HMS 401) to address a funding shortfall in the medicaid program.

     SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of federal medicaid funds the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for health care payments (HMS 401) as a federal match for state funds.

     SECTION 5.  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Medicaid; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates state funds and matching federal medicaid funds for health care payments to address a funding shortfall in the medicaid program for fiscal year 2010-2011.

 

 

 

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