STAND. COM. REP. NO.892-02

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 Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 2881, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to assist the chronically ill and disabled elderly by extending the repeal date of the Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) demonstration project at Maluhia Hospital by three years to June 30, 2005, as it awaits federal approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to become a permanent provider as established by Congress.

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

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2881, S.D. 1, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

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MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair