HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
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Rep. Dee Morikawa, Chair |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Jo Jordan |
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Rep. Richard P. Creagan |
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Beth Fukumoto Chang |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Requires the Department of Human Services to develop a farmers market matching incentive program for beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to increase staff, improve systems, and contract for necessary services relating to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Clarifies that the recovery of overissuances of supplemental nutrition assistance program assistance and for the recovery of all public assistance overpayments shall be made to the maximum extent allowable by federal regulations.
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RELATING TO THE INTERIM ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT SPECIAL FUND. Establishes the Interim Assistance Reimbursement Special Fund into which reimbursements received from the Social Security Administration will be deposited for state-funded financial assistance payments and programs to assist individuals to qualify for supplemental security income.
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RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES. Clarifies that vocational rehabilitation providers are subject to penalties pursuant to section 386-97.5, HRS.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires an audit of contracts with DHS to provide QUEST expanded access QExA managed care plans to cover eligible individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled with regard to late payments to health care providers.
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requests the financial assistance advisory council to assist the department of human services in proposing recommendations to restructure the welfare payment system and report any findings to the legislature.
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RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. Establishes the department of human services medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities and appropriates funds for outreach and training relating to the program. Establishes and appropriates funds for a department of health medicaid buy-in pilot program to be effective from July 1, 2016, until June 30, 2018.
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RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION. Deletes duplicative provision of awarding grandparents reasonable visitation rights. Adds as prerequisites to awarding visitation that the court find that awarding custody to grandparent is in the best interest of the child and that denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause actual or potential harm to the child. Clarifies procedures for awarding visitation.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Dee Morikawa Chair |
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