Bill Text: HI HR22 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Caregivers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-29 - (H) Resolution adopted in final form. [HR22 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HR22-Amended.html

 

 

STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1032-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.R. No. 22

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 22 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CAREGIVERS AND RECOGNIZING THEIR ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF HAWAII'S FRAIL AND VULNERABLE POPULATION,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to continue to support caregivers and to advance caregivers' initiatives, as well as to recognize their role in maintaining the health and well-being of Hawaii's frail and vulnerable population.

 

     The Disability and Communication Access Board, the Hawaii State Rural Health Association, and Universal Case Management submitted testimony in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committees note that the age group of eighty-five years of age or older are the fastest growing age group among Hawaii's elderly.  They are also at the greatest risk of physical and financial troubles.  But, community-based caregivers, such as adult residential care homes and adult foster homes, deliver acute and long-term care to Hawaii's Medicaid program and to families throughout the State.

 

     However, due to an acute shortage of nursing home beds, placement of nursing home level residents in extended case adult residential care homes and adult foster homes has increased substantially.

 

     Therefore, your Committees recognize that the care given by these non-institutional and less costly alternatives is becoming evidently more important.  And, in so recognizing their importance, wishes to also show their continued support for those that administer these services.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 22 and recommend its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Health,

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

 

 

 

 

 

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