CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 153

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 311

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 311, 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) Extend the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program to June 30, 2024;

(2) Specify that the Nursing Facility Sustainability Fee shall not exceed 5.5 percent of the overall net patient service revenue;

(3) Remove the per resident daily maximum fee of $20 for each facility and permit certain facilities to pay a reduced daily fee, as compared to other participating facilities;

(4) Allow nursing facilities sixty days to pay the Nursing Facility Sustainability Fee; and

(5) Appropriate funds out of the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program Special Fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $20,000,000 for uses consistent with the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program Special Fund; and

(2) Changing the effective date to June 29, 2021.

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. 311, 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. 311, 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

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Co-Chair