STAND. COM. REP. NO.  715

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 582

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 582, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE NURSING FACILITY SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to continue the Nursing Facility Sustainability Program for one year to allow public and private nursing facilities to continue to maximize federal Medicaid reimbursements for care provided to Medicaid and MedQUEST patients.

The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, The Queen's Health Systems, Hawaii Primary Care Association, and Healthcare Association of Hawaii supported this measure.  The Department of Human Services commented on this measure.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 582, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair