Bill Text: HI SB1140 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

---

Bill Title: Health Plan Payments; Critical Access Hospitals; Federally Qualified Health Centers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB1140 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-SB1140-Amended.html

---

 

 

STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1660

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1140

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 3

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1140, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to require all health plans to reimburse:

 

     (1)  Critical access hospitals at a rate of not less than an unspecified percentage of costs consistent with Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates; and

 

     (2)  Federally qualified health centers no less than their respective prospective payment system rates under Hawaii law.

 

     The Lanai Women's Center dba Lanai Community Health Center, Waimanalo Health Center, Bay Clinic, Inc., Kalihi-Palama Health Center, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, Hamakua Health Center, Hoola Lahui Hawaii, and a concerned individual supported this bill.  The Department of Human Services, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, and Hawaii Medical Association opposed this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus offered comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 1140, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1140, S.D. 2, H.D. 3.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

		____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair