Report Title:

Health Care Programs; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

 

Description:

Directs funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, or other federal stimulus acts for health care programs.  (SD1)

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1371

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  (a)  Upon receipt of federal funds allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, or other federal stimulus acts, there is appropriated out of these funds the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009-2010 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 to fund the following department of health programs and services:

     (1)  Community health centers for the uninsured $      

     (2)  Respite services                           $      

     (3)  Substance abuse treatment                  $      

     (4)  Early intervention services                $      

     (5)  Healthy Start services                     $      

     (6)  Hawaii health systems corporation          $      

     (7)  Aging and Disability Resource Center       $      

     (8)  Kupuna care                                $      

     (9)  Healthy Aging Partnership                  $      

    (10)  Developmental disabilities medicaid

waiver services                            $      

    (11)  Mental health services                     $      

(b)  Upon receipt of federal funds allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, or other federal stimulus acts, there is appropriated out of these funds the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009-2010 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 to fund the following department of human service programs and services:

     (1)  Increased medicaid reimbursements           $      

     (2)  Disproportionate share hospital payments   $      

     (3)  Hawaii children's health care program      $      

     (4)  Domestic violence services                 $      

     (5)  Adult dental services                      $      

     (6)  Immigrant Health Initiative program        $      

     (7)  Out-stationed eligibility workers           $      

     (8)  Medicaid budget to cover the expected

          increase                                   $      

     (c)  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health and the department of human services for the purposes of this Act; provided that the level of general funds appropriated in fiscal year 2008-2009, for the programs identified in this Act shall not in fiscal years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, be:

(1)  Replaced by the federal funds appropriated by this Act; or

(2)  Decreased because of the availability of the federal funds appropriated by this Act;

provided further that the governor may approve the expenditure of federal funds in excess of levels authorized by the legislature only in the event that the expenditure is made for the benefit of the public.

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.