CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 46

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2015

RE:    H.B. No. 582

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 582, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM,"

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 measure is to:

(1)  Continue the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program by extending the program for an additional year; and

(2)  Appropriate funds out of the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program Special Fund for fiscal year 2015-2016.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Amending the manner in which the Nursing Facility Sustainability Fee is calculated and paid, including specifying a $5.85 or a $13.46 per resident daily fee, depending on the type of facility;

(2)  Making the use of revenues from the Nursing Facility Sustainability Fee and federal matching funds to enhance the capitated rates paid to Medicaid managed care health plans applicable only to state fiscal year 2015-2016;

(3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2015; and

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 582, 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. 582, 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

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair	____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Co-Chair
____________________________ JOSH GREEN, Co-Chair	____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI, Co-Chair
____________________________ GIL RIVIERE, Co-Chair