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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ACT 212, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2021.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1. By amending sections 2 and 3 to read:
"SECTION
2. [Section
323F-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read
as follows:
"(b) The corporate organization shall be divided
into four regional systems, as follows:
(1) The
Kauai regional health care system;
(2) The
Maui regional health care system;
(3) The
east Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the Puna district, north
Hilo district, south Hilo district, Hamakua district, and Kau district; and
(4) The
west Hawaii regional health care system, comprising the north Kohala district,
south Kohala district, north Kona district, and south Kona district;
and
shall be identified as regional systems I, II, III, and IV, respectively.]
Repealed.
SECTION
3. [Section
323F-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§323F-3
Corporation board. (a) The corporation shall be governed by a fifteen-member
board of directors that shall carry out the duties and responsibilities of the
corporation other than those duties and responsibilities relating to the
establishment of any captive insurance company pursuant to section
323F-7(c)(20) and the operation thereof.
(b) The members of the corporation board shall be
appointed as follows:
(1) The director of health as an ex
officio, voting member;
(2) The four regional chief executive
officers as ex officio, nonvoting members;
(3) Three members who reside in the
county of Maui, two of whom shall be appointed by the Maui regional system
board and one of whom shall be appointed by the governor, all of whom shall
serve as voting members;
(4) Two members who reside in the
eastern section of the county of Hawaii, one of whom shall be appointed by the
East Hawaii regional system board and one of whom shall be appointed by the
governor, both of whom shall serve as voting members;
(5) Two members who reside in the
western section of the county of Hawaii, one of whom shall be appointed by the
West Hawaii regional system board and one of whom shall be appointed by the
governor, both of whom shall serve as voting members;
(6) Two members who reside on the island
of Kauai, one of whom shall be appointed by the Kauai regional system board and
one of whom shall be appointed by the governor, both of whom shall serve as
voting members;
(7) One member who shall be appointed by
the governor and serve as an at-large voting member.
The
appointed board members who reside in the county of Maui, eastern section of
the county of Hawaii, western section of the county of Hawaii, and on the
island of Kauai shall each serve for a term of four years; provided that the
terms of the initial appointments of the members who are appointed by their
respective regional system boards shall be as follows: one of the initial members from the county of
Maui shall be appointed to serve a term of two years and the other member shall
be appointed to serve a term of four years; the initial member from East Hawaii
shall be appointed to serve a term of two years; the initial member from West
Hawaii shall be appointed to serve a term of four years; and the initial member
from the island of Kauai shall be appointed to serve a term of two years; and
provided further that the terms of the initial appointments of the members who
are appointed by the governor shall be four years. The at-large member
appointed by the governor shall serve a term of two years.
Any
vacancy shall be filled in the same manner provided for the original
appointments. The corporation board
shall elect its own chair from among its members. Appointments to the corporation board shall
be as representative as possible of the system's stakeholders as outlined in this
subsection. The board member
appointments shall strive to create a board that includes expertise in the
fields of medicine, finance, health care administration, government affairs,
human resources, and law.
(c) The selection, appointment, and confirmation
of any nominee shall be based on ensuring that board members have diverse and
beneficial perspectives and experiences and that they include, to the extent
possible, representatives of the medical, business, management, law, finance,
and health sectors, and patients or consumers.
Members of the board shall serve without compensation but may be
reimbursed for actual expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the
performance of their duties.
(d) Any member of the board may be removed for
cause by vote of a two-thirds majority of the board's members then in
office. For purposes of this section,
cause shall include without limitation:
(1) Malfeasance in office;
(2) Failure to attend regularly called
meetings;
(3) Sentencing for conviction of a
felony, to the extent allowed by section 831-2; or
(4) Any other cause that may render a
member incapable or unfit to discharge the duties required under this chapter.
Filing
nomination papers for elective office or appointment to elective office, or
conviction of a felony consistent with section 831-3.1, shall automatically and
immediately disqualify a board member from office.
2. By amending section 14 to read:
"SECTION
14. This Act shall take effect on July
1, 2021[; provided that part II of this Act shall take effect on December
31, 2025]."
SECTION 2. The Oahu regional health care system and the department of health shall enter into an agreement regarding Oahu regional health care system taking care of low acuity patients in the department of health's custody by the end of 2024.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on December 31, 2050.
Report Title:
HHSC; DOH; Oahu Regional System; Transfer; Repeal; Low Acuity Patients; Agreement
Description:
Repeals the requirement to transfer the Oahu Regional Health Care System from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to the Department of Health. Requires the Oahu Regional Health Care System to enter into an agreement with the Department of Health regarding Oahu Regional Health Care System taking care of low acuity patients in the Department's custody by the end of 2024. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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