Bill Text: HI HB984 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Office Of Healthcare Assurance Special Fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-19 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3). [HB984 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB984-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HEALTHCARE ASSURANCE SPECIAL FUND.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION
1. The legislature finds that, in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is increased need for public and health
care facility education and outreach to assure appropriate and high-quality
health care facility access.
The
purpose of this Act is to increase the annual expenditure ceiling of the office
of health care assurance special fund to offset increasing operational expenses
that include contracts to implement a new management information system and
background checks system, as well as diminish dependence on the general fund.
SECTION 2. Section 321-1.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
"(b) Moneys in the special fund shall be expended by the department of health:
(1) To assist in offsetting operating costs and educational program expenses of the department of health's office of health care assurance; and
(2) For the purpose of enhancing the capacity of office of health care assurance programs to:
(A) Improve public health outreach efforts, program and community development, and consultations to industries regulated;
(B) Educate the
public, the staff of the department of health, and other departments within the
State, as well as staff and providers of all health care facilities and agencies
regulated; [and];
(C) Administer and
support the durable medical equipment supplier license program established
pursuant to part XLIII[.]; and
(D) Conduct
investigations.
Not more than [$327,000] $
of the special fund may be used during any fiscal year for the activities
carried out by the office of health care assurance.
(c) Any amount in the special fund in excess of [$387,500]
$ on June 30
of each year shall be deposited into the general fund."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2060.
Report Title:
Office of Health Care Assurance Special Fund; Ceiling
Description:
Increases ceiling of the office of health care assurance special fund to meet expanding program needs and diminish dependence on the general fund. Permits the office of health care assurance to use the special fund to enhance the office of health care assurance's capacity to conduct investigations. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
