HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	730
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to health and human services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§103F-    Medicaid provider requirement; awarding of contracts. (a) Any provider that is awarded a contract by competitive purchase of services pursuant to section 103F-402 shall be a qualified medicaid provider in the State as a condition of being awarded the contract; provided that if the provider is not a qualified medicaid provider at the time the provider is awarded the contract, the provider shall have up to one year after the date on the notice of award to apply and be qualified as a medicaid provider by the department of human services.

(b) When applicable, the department of health shall make available to each provider being awarded a contract an explanation, through a memorandum of understanding, of how the provider may capture federal medicaid moneys."

SECTION 2. Section 103F-402, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) The request shall state all criteria which will be used to evaluate proposals, including the requirements pursuant to section 103F-   , and the relative importance of the proposal evaluation criteria."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Health and Human Services; Contracts; Medicaid Provider Requirements

Description:

Requires that any provider that is awarded a contract to provide health and human services by a purchasing agency shall be a qualified medicaid provider. Requires the department of health to provide an explanation of how providers may capture federal medicaid moneys.

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