HB3259 CD1 CCR167-06

 

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.167-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 3259

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 3259, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DENTAL HEALTH,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to improve the State's ability to address the dental-health crisis it faces regarding QUEST-eligible adults and children, the developmentally disabled, and the uninsured by appropriating funds for community-based dental health clinics that are operated by federally qualified health centers or other community-based organizations.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation of $90,000;

(2) Providing that the appropriation is also to be used for an assessment of the status of the continuum of dental care by a school of dentistry accredited by the American Dental Association;

(3) Providing that the continuum of dental care should include a lead primary care dentist trained in the treatment of underserved populations in addition to individuals with disabilities;

(4) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3259, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3259, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair		____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair
____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair		____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair		____________________________ BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair