HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. John M. Mizuno, Chair

Rep. Tom Brower, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

Rep. Joe Bertram, III

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 18, 2010

TIME:

9:30am – 11:30am

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to address the impact of the possible four-month delay in payments to Healthcare providers by the Department of Human Services (DHS).

 

 

The following have been invited to participate:

 

The Director of the Department of Human Services (DHS) and/or her designee; and

 

Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH); and

 

Alohacare; and

 

Evercare; and

 

HMSA; and

 

Kaiser Permanente; and

 

Ohana Health Plan; and

 

Nursefinders Home Care; and

 

Adult Foster Homecare Association (AFHA); and

 

Advanced Care Management Services; and

 

Ahonui Case Management, Inc.; and

 

Alliance of Residential Care Administrators (ARCA); and

 

Aloha Health Care Providers, Inc.; and

 

Azil Case Management Agency; and

 

Barnes & Sabado Case Management; and

 

Blue Water Resources; and

 

Case Management, Inc.; and

 

Case Management Professionals, Inc.; and

 

Catholic Charities Quality Living Choices Program; and

 

Hale Makua; and

 

Harvest Case Management Agency, LLC; and

 

Hawaii Care Case Management; and

 

Health Care Connection, Inc.; and

 

Kupuna Alternative Care, LLC; and

 

MB Case Management, Inc.; and

 

Nightingale Case Management, Inc.; and

 

Ohana Alternative Care Services; and

 

Ohana Case Management; and

 

Pono Case Management Agency; and

 

Quality Case Management, Inc.; and

 

Queen's Community Based Programs; and

 

Ramiro-Anderson Case Management; and

 

Residential Choices, Inc.; and

 

Talavera Case Management Agency, Inc.; and

 

TLC Case Management; and

 

The Primary Care Providers (TPCP); and

 

Universal Case Management Agency; and

 

United Group of Homecare Owners (UGHO); and

 

Any organizations delivering Transportation services for healthcare providers; and

 

Any other individual or organization that may be affected by these delays.

 

 

 

 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6050 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6050.

 

Selected meetings are broadcast live.  Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" Web site at www.capitoltv.org OR call 550-8074.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. John M. Mizuno

Chair