STAND. COM. REP. NO.1159-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2881

S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2881, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELDERLY CARE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to assist the chronically ill and disabled elderly by extending to June 30, 2005, the repeal date of the demonstration project at Maluhia Hospital known as the Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). This three-year extension will enable PACE to:

(1) Obtain permanent provider status from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services; and

(2) Be included in the State's Medicaid plan as a benefit for eligible clients.

The Department of Human Services, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Government Employees Association supported the intent of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2881, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair