STAND. COM. REP. NO. ~~q~_24
Honolulu, Hawaii
2024
APR 04
RE: H.R. No. 78
H.D. 2
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 78,
H.D. 1, entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF INCREASING THE MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT RATE FOR HAWAII’S COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER
FAMILY HOMES AND EXPANDED ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR
MEDICAID CLIENTS,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Human Services to study the feasibility of increasing the Medicaid
reimbursement payment rate for Hawaii’s Community Care Foster
Family Homes and Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes for
Medicaid clients.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
1) Clarifying that the Department of Human Services has
previously conducted a feasibility study pursuant to Senate
Resolution No. 4, S.D. 1, adopted during the Regular Session of
2022; and
2) Requesting that the Department of Human Services conduct a
feasibility study similar to the study it conducted pursuant to
Senate Resolution No. 4, S.D. 1 (2022), relating to increasing the
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Medicaid reimbursement payment rate for Hawaii’s Home and
Community—Based Service care providers and services, in 2032 and
every ten years thereafter.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 78, H.D.
1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form
attached hereto as H.R. No. 78, M.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Finance,
KYLE T. YAMAS TA, Chair
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Finance
Bill/Resoluti n No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: 0 Pass, unamended (as is) Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
FIN Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. YAMASHITA, Kyle T. (C) /
2. KITAGAWA, Lisa (VC)
3. AIU, Micah P.K.
4. CHUN, Cory M.
5. COCHRAN, Elle
6. GARRETT, Andrew Takuya V
7. KAHALOA, Kirstin 7
8. KILA, Darius K.
9. KOBAYASHI, Bertrand 7
10. LAMOSAO, Rachele F. V
11. MORIKAWA, Dee V
12. NISHIMOTO, Scott Y.
13. POEPOE, Mahina /
14. TAKENOUCHI, Jenna V
15. ALCOS III, David
16. WARD, Gene .7
TOTAL (16) 13
The recommendation is: ~d~dopted L~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee ac ym(s)
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Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature:
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate ( ellow) Chief Clerk’s Office
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