Bill Text: HI SB2310 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Kupuna Caucus; Medicaid; Adult Vision Services; DHS; Appropriation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-03-23 - (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes excused (1). [SB2310 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2310-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2764

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2310

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2310 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate matching funds to the Department of Human Services for medicaid adult vision services.

 

     Written comments in support of this measure were submitted by the Department of Human Services, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Waikiki Health Center, and Waimanalo Health Center.

 

     Your Committee finds that the health of a person's vision is vital to a person's livelihood and ability to function.  An appropriation for medicaid's adult vision services will ensure access to vision related healthcare for the vulnerable and indigent population.

 

     Your Committee also finds that the federal government will appropriate moneys for medicaid adult vision services to match the State's contribution.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the appropriation to an unspecified sum to promote further discussion on this measure; and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2310, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2310, S.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

		____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair