CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 151-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2415

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2415, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAID,"

 

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 develop a strategy to provide working individuals with disabilities with access to affordable health care.

 

     Specifically, the measure:

    

     (1)  Establishes a joint legislative task force to assist the Department of Human Services in developing and implementing a medicaid buy-in program for working individuals with disabilities; and

 

     (2)  Requires the Department of Human Services to implement a medicaid buy-in program based upon the recommendations of the task force by July 1, 2014.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the requirement that the Department of Human Services implement a medicaid buy-in program based upon the recommendations of the task force by July 1, 2014;

 

     (2)  Clarifying that the joint legislative task force shall explore the development and possible implementation of a medicaid buy-in program for working individuals with disabilities;

 

     (3)  Specifying that the members of the joint legislative task force shall serve without compensation and shall receive no reimbursement for expenses; and

 

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

 

     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 H.B. No. 2415, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2415, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair		____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair		____________________________ JO JORDAN, Co-Chair