Report Title:

Developmental Disabilities Residential Services; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates moneys for developmental disabilities residential service providers.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1054

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to human services.

 

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

SECTION 1. Developmental disabilities residential service providers provide important residential care services for individuals with developmental disabilities or mental retardation. Presently, the providers of these services are not being adequately reimbursed by the State for the high quality residential services they provide to these individuals. As a result, a number of developmental disabilities homes are forced to close due to a lack of adequate funding. This is a significant concern to the State given that the majority of these individuals would have been cared for by the State at Waimano Training School and Hospital prior to its closing in June 1999.

The purpose of this Act is to ensure that developmental disabilities residential service providers are adequately reimbursed for the residential services they provide.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006, for the purpose of providing adequate reimbursement for developmental disabilities residential service providers.

SECTION 3. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.

INTRODUCED BY:

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