STAND. COM. REP. NO.  699-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 2131

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2131, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CARE FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assure the health and safety of residents in adult residential care homes and community care foster family homes by requiring:

     (1)  Adult residential care homes and community care foster family homes to submit corrective action plans to address deficiencies found pursuant to Department of Health inspections; and

     (2)  The Department of Health to respond to corrective action plans within sixty working days of receiving the plan.

The Department of Health; United Group of Home Operators; Caregivers Association; Big Island Adult Foster Home Operators; and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2131, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair