Bill Text: HI HR13 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Case Management Week

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-24 - (H) Resolution adopted in final form. [HR13 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HR13-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  982-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.R. No. 13

 

 

 

 

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. 13 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION DECLARING THE SECOND WEEK IN OCTOBER AS CASE MANAGEMENT WEEK,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to declare the second week in October as Case Management Week.

 

     Universal Case Management and a concerned individual submitted testimony in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committees acknowledges that case management is a collaborative process that provides critical services on a daily basis.  Their assistance helps patients and their caregivers in achieving their healthcare goals. It is also widely known that case managers advocate for patient needs and help them achieve wellness and autonomy.  They do this by ensuring that available resources are being used in an optimum way.

 

     Now, because of the growing need of their services, there are over 40,000 practitioners holding a Certified Case Manager credential.  And, since the spectrum of patients is increasingly varied, case managers can now also be found in multiple settings such as government agencies, health insurance companies, hospitals, and private managed care companies.  So, it has become clearly evident to your Committees of the positive impact the case management profession has had on the state of healthcare in Hawaii.

 

     Therefore, your Committees would like to recognize their efforts as a unique and effective way of mobilizing resources to promote cost-effective, quality outcomes for a wide range of populations with varied healthcare needs.

 

     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. 13 and recommend its adoption.

 

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

 

 

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair		____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair