CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 27-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

 

RE:    H.B. No. 900

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 900, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Provide that a person commits medical assistance fraud if the person knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or representation of a material fact relative to any medical assistance benefit;

 

     (2)  Clarify that fraudulently applying for or renewing medical assistance benefits is a class C felony;

 

     (3)  Clarify that an individual charged with the offense relating to an application for or renewal of a medical assistance benefit shall pay restitution equivalent to the amount of medical assistance benefits received; and

 

     (4)  Extend the statute of limitations for prosecution of medical assistance fraud.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 900, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 900, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 

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DEE MORIKAWA, Co-Chair

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair

 

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KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair