Report Title:

Emergency appropriation

Description:

Provides the DHS with emergency funds to reimburse DOH developmental disabilities or mental retardation medicaid waiver providers for FY 2004-2005 claims.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

680

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED 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 Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

PART I.

SECTION 2. A critical funding emergency exists. The Department of Health's program to provide home and community-based services for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded, also known as the title XIX waiver program, will expend all appropriated funds before the end of the current fiscal year and the department needs additional funds to meet its fiscal obligations to support its developmentally disabled or mentally retarded clients with services as required by chapter 333F, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The additional funds are necessary to admit individuals into the program to continue to fulfill the settlement agreement in Makin v. State of Hawaii, U.S. Dist. Ct., Civil No. 98-00997 DAE by providing funding for support services for developmentally disabled or mentally retarded people to live in their communities as an alternative to institutionalization.

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $6,990,593, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for fiscal year 2004-2005 to carry out the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

PART II.

SECTION 5. The General Appropriations Act of 2003, Act 200, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, Part II, Section 3, Item F25, as amended by the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2004, Act 41, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, Part II, Section 3, Item F34, is amended to read as follows:

"34. HMS603 – Home and Community Based Care Services

Operating HMS 13,027,039A 13,877,039A

HMS 51,505,685N 54,146,633N

HMS 21,798,316U [23,793,802U]

33,059,395U"

SECTION 6. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST