Bill Text: HI SB3042 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Long-term Care; University of Hawaii; Center on Aging; Long-term Care Training Program; Appropriation ($)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-19 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. [SB3042 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB3042-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to long-term care.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the State's infrastructure must be expanded to accommodate a broader range of home- and community-based long-term care options for Hawaii's rapidly growing elderly population. Hawaii's population of individuals over sixty-five years of age is increasing at a rate significantly higher than the national average, and the number of nursing home beds available and Hawaii's home- and community-based infrastructure do not adequately meet the State's chronic care management needs. Helping the elderly remain in their homes as they age reduces admission to costly institutional or residential long-term care facilities.
The legislature further finds that a critical element for the expansion of home- and community-based long-term care options is the development of an adequate long-term care workforce. An effective workforce development strategy that places an emphasis on expanding affordable care options for the elderly includes the following three components:
(1) The paraprofessional worker: the department of labor and industrial relations projects rapid growth rates for various types of entry-level paraprofessional healthcare workers and the State needs to expand its capacity to meet these needs by improving its training capability to meet both quantitative and qualitative demands for the home- and community-based long-term care workforce;
(2) Family caregivers: it is important that the State prioritize family caregivers, as family caregivers will represent a significant segment of the home-based workforce and family caregiver education and training is the most commonly expressed need at all levels of the caregiving spectrum; and
(3) Active aging of the elderly: promoting active aging requires a shift from viewing the elderly as being in a state of dependency to viewing the State's kupuna as a productive asset to society.
The legislature also finds that in 2006, the legislature appropriated $206,913 for Kapiolani community college to develop a long-term care program to meet the demand for long-term healthcare workers. The program, called the kupuna education center, was developed and run through 2014, however currently there is no staff at the center and no courses being offered. The legislature believes that the University of Hawaii center on aging is equipped to expand the quality and quantity of home- and community-based long-term care workers, improve the support and training of family caregivers, and promote active aging.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to establish a long-term care training program within the University of Hawaii center on aging to expand the State's workforce capacity for home- and community-based care to effectively care for Hawaii's aging population.
SECTION 2. There is established within the University of Hawaii center on aging a long-term care training program that shall contribute to:
(1) Expanding the quality and quantity of home- and community-based long-term care workers in the State by engaging in active research on the skills required for this segment of the workforce, design of appropriate curricula based on local industry standards, and delivery of training through a variety of traditional and technology-based methods;
(2) Improving the support and training of family caregivers through the collection, development, and dissemination of resource materials, as well as the provision of training for informal family caregivers; and
(3) Promoting active aging to harness the productivity of the elderly in becoming a healthcare resource for themselves and the community.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $206,913 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for the University of Hawaii center on aging to establish a long-term care training program.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2016.
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Report Title:
Long-term Care; University of Hawaii; Center on Aging; Long-term Care Training Program; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii's center on aging to establish a long-term care training program.
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