STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1783-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3236

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3236, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAID PATIENT CARE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to provide a one-time enhanced payment equal to fifteen percent of the Medicaid patient payments of fiscal year 2022-2023 made to any eligible facility in the State that provides care to Medicaid patients in a Medicare-certified nursing facility, community care foster family home, and expanded adult residential care home.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Corporate Board of Directors; Hawai‘i Family Caregiver Coalition; Hawai‘i Pacific Health; Ohana Pacific Management Company, Inc. dba Ohana Pacific Health; Ann Pearl Rehab & Nursing; Garden Isle Rehab & Nursing; The Villas; Legacy Hilo Rehab & Nursing; Hale Makua Health Services - Kahului; Hale Makua Health Services - Wailuku; The Queen's Health Systems; Hale Kupuna Heritage Home; Pu‘uwai ‘O Makaha; Aloha Nursing Rehab Centre; Kaiser Permanente Hawai‘i; and four individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services, Department of Budget and Finance, and Healthcare Association of Hawaii.

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 S.B. No. 3236, S.D. 2, 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