Report Title:

Appropriation; Uninsured Health Care; Community Health Centers

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for 2:1 federal match to expand eligibility for the children's health insurance program to 300% of poverty level; appropriates funds for a 9:1 federal match to delink medicaid and TANF; appropriates funds to community health centers. (SD1)

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1867

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 1
   

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

making an appropriation for health care for the uninsured.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have inflicted damaging effects on Hawaii's economy and an unprecedented number of residents have been affected. A great number are finding it very difficult to make ends meet because of the sudden loss of their jobs and consequently face the prospect of not having health insurance to cover their families' health needs.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to make health care coverage available to those suffering from economic hardship resulting from the recent tragic events.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003 on a matching basis of two federal dollars to one state dollar for the State's children's health insurance program to expand eligibility to three hundred per cent of the poverty level guideline for Hawaii.

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

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003 on a matching basis of nine federal dollars to one state dollar for the delinking of medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

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

SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003 for community health centers in the State to provide health care services to the uninsured.

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

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2002.