STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1539-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: S.B. No. 2712
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2712, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAID,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Defining the term "medical institution" as it relates to medical liens; and
(2) Requiring the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to revise the methodology for determining the level of acuity of nursing facility residents who are Medicaid recipients to set fair and equitable disbursement levels, and to develop a referral system for discharging patients from hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities based on the patient's acuity level.
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 S.B. No. 2712, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair |
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