STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1237-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 140

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 140 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES TO REBASE THE BASIC PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM RATES FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES THAT SERVE MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015, AND THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO INCLUDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO COVER ANY INCREASE IN BASIC PAYMENT SYSTEM RATES RESULTING FROM REBASING IN ITS 2015-2017 BIENNIUM BUDGET,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Director of Human Services, in collaboration with providers, take steps to rebase the basic prospective payment system rates for intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities that serve Medicaid recipients to be effective July 1, 2015, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and using cost reports from providers from the base year ending June 30, 2013.  Additionally, the Director of Health is urged to include sufficient funding to cover any increase in basic prospective payment system rates resulting from the aforementioned rebasing in its 2015-2017 biennium budget

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, The Department of Health, ARC of Maui, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, The Arc in Hawaii and several individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 140 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair