STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1325

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 191

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 191 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to ensure transparency and program integrity of the Medicaid program by requesting the Department of Human Services to conduct a study on compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

 

     The Community Alliance for Mental Health and United Self Help testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Human Services provided comments.

 

     Your Committee notes that testimony by the Department of Human Services indicates staffing reductions make completion of a comprehensive study difficult while the Department focuses on implementing required provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Replacing the request that the Department of Human Services conduct a comprehensive study with a request that the Department prepare a report detailing compliance with the Affordable Care Act;

     (2)  Amending its title to reflect the amended contents; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 191, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 191, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

 

 

 

 

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MELE CARROLL, Chair