Bill Text: HI HB730 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Health And Human Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [HB730 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB730-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 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§103F- Medicaid
provider preference; awarding of contracts. (a) A purchasing agency soliciting proposals for a
competitive purchase of services contract pursuant to section 103F-402 shall
give a preference to an applicant that is a qualified medicaid provider in the State.
(b) If
two competing applicants that submit proposals for the same purchase of services
contract pursuant to section 103F‑402 are otherwise equivalent, the purchasing
agency shall select the applicant who is a qualified medicaid provider.
(c) An
applicant that is not a qualified medicaid provider at the time the contract is
awarded shall have up to one year after the date on the notice of award to apply
and be qualified as a medicaid provider by the department of human services.
(d) When
applicable, the department of health shall make available to each provider being
awarded a contract an explanation, through a memorandum of understanding, of how
the provider may capture federal medicaid moneys."
SECTION 2. Section 103F-402, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The request shall state all criteria which will be used to evaluate proposals, including the preferences pursuant to section 103F- , and the relative importance of the proposal evaluation criteria."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2060.
Report Title:
Health and Human Services; Contracts; Qualified Medicaid Provider; Preference; DOH; DHS
Description:
Requires a
purchasing agent to give a preference to an applicant that is a qualified medicaid
provider when evaluating competitive purchase of health and human services contract
proposals. Specifies that if two
otherwise equally qualified applicants are seeking the same purchases of
services contract, the purchasing agency shall select the applicant who is a
qualified medicaid provider. Requires the
department of health to provide an explanation of how providers may capture federal
medicaid moneys. 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.
