THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 2, 2012

TIME:

1:15 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 2712

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Amends section 346-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to define the term "medical institution" as being an institution created for the practice of medicine and for caring for patients on a long-term basis.  

 

HMS

[Measure added on 1/27/12]

SB 2713

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Amends sections 346-29.5(b) and 346-37(g), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to state that the lien amount in the Notice of Lien sent by the Department of Human Services for reimbursement of Medicaid benefits shall be presumed to be valid.

 

HMS

[Measure added on 1/27/12]

SB 2798

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO INSURER REQUIREMENTS.

Requires all commercial health care insurers operating in Hawaii to share with the Department of Human Services, a listing of their members for medicaid eligibility determination.

 

HMS, CPN

[Measure added on 1/27/12]

SB 2088

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Requires DHS to notify the appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of any intended change to medicaid no later than sixty days prior implementation of the change.  Authorizes the specified standing committees to hold hearings on any intended change to medicaid and prohibit or require certain actions by DHS that may affect Hawaii's medicaid program.

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2092

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes presumptive medicaid eligibility for waitlisted patients.  Appropriates funds for reimbursements for services provided during the time that waitlisted patients are enrolled and later disenrolled due to determination of ineligibility.  Takes effect 7/1/2012.  Repeals 7/1/2017.

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2093

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Provides for fair medicaid reimbursements to acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities.  Makes an appropriation for the increased medicaid reimbursements.

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2094

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Appropriates funds to the department of health's executive office on aging to conduct an evaluation of the QUEST expanded access program.

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2120

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for the 2012-2013 fiscal year to increase the payments for physician services to medicaid-eligible persons, including fee-for-service, QUEST provider services, and QUEST expanded access program up to a certain per cent of the current medicare rate.  Requires the department of human services (DHS) to report to the legislature (1) baseline medicaid and additional funds needed for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014‑2015, and (2) funding required to continue increased payments for physician services to medicaid-eligible persons.  Requires DHS to seek an appropriation in an amount equal to at least the amount appropriated in 2012-2013 for additional payments for physician services during the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium. 

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2132

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Imposes an excise tax on tobacco products other than cigarettes, little cigars, and large cigars.  Imposes an excise tax on bulk and small quantity purchases of tobacco products and cigars.  Requires a portion of the tax to be expended for tobacco prevention programs and services and to the department of health to offset medicaid administrative costs.  Effective 7/1/12.

 

HMS, WAM

[Measure deleted on 1/27/12]

SB 2134

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTHCARE.

Makes an appropriation to the executive office on aging to conduct a program evaluation of QUEST Expanded Access program.

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2137

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Requires medicaid home and community-based waiver programs to allow family members hired and directed by the waiver program individual to provide specific approved in-home care services to the individual.

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2138

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES.

Allows a community care foster family home to remain open for at least another six months upon losing its only medicaid patient, if a physician, licensed in the State, certifies that removal of the remaining private-pay client may result in transfer trauma to the remaining private-pay client.

 

HMS, CPN

SB 2140

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Requires a medicaid recipient to complete an advance health-care directive form.

 

HMS, JDL

SB 2143

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Directs the Auditor to conduct a management and financial audit of the services provided by Evercare and Ohana Health Plan to medicaid clients under QUEST Expanded Access.  Requires the Auditor to submit its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2013.  Effective July 1, 2012.

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2166

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Requires the DHS to implement state-of-the-art technologies in its medicaid and children's health insurance programs to increase the department's ability to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in the programs.  Report to 2013 legislature.

 

HMS, WAM

SB 2661

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Includes among the department of human services general duties, the provision of health care preventative services to improve wellness, subject to the appropriation of state funds and availability of federal matching assistance.

 

HMS, WAM

[Measure added on 1/27/12]

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair