CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REP. NO. 8
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2019
RE: S.B. No. 1525
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2019
State of Hawaii
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2019
State of Hawaii
Sirs:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1525, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOME CARE AGENCIES,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to make permanent the licensure requirements for home care agencies licensed by the Department of Health.
Your Committee on Conference finds that home care agencies
provide home-based non-health care services that enable independent but elderly
or disabled persons to remain in their homes.
Under existing law, Department of Health licensure requirements for home care
agencies include background checks on home care operators and workers and
require caregivers to receive instructions and oversight from the home care
agency supervisor. Your Committee on
Conference further finds that making the Department of Health's licensure
requirements for home care agencies permanent is necessary to safeguard the
health, safety, and welfare of home care clientele.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to June 29, 2019.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1525, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1525, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO Co-Chair |
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____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair |
____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI Co-Chair |
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____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair |
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair |
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