THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

813

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


PART I

     SECTION 1.  Unless otherwise clear from the context, as used in this Act:

     "Expending agency" means the executive department, independent commission, bureau, office, board, or other establishment of the state government (other than the legislature, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and judiciary), the political subdivisions of the State, or any quasi‑public institution supported in whole or in part by state funds, which is authorized to expend specified appropriations made by this Act.

     Abbreviations, where used to denote the expending agency, shall mean the following:

    HTH   Department of Health

     "Means of financing" or "MOF" means the source from which funds are appropriated or authorized to be expended for the programs and projects specified in this Act.  All appropriations are followed by letter symbols.  Such letter symbols, where used, shall have the following meanings:

      A   general funds

      B   special funds

      C   general obligation bond fund

      D   general obligation bond fund with debt service cost to be paid from special funds

      E   revenue bond funds

      J   federal aid interstate funds

      K   federal aid primary funds

      L   federal aid secondary funds

      M   federal aid urban funds

      N   federal funds

      P   other federal funds

      R   private contributions

      S   county funds

      T   trust funds

      U   interdepartmental transfers

      W   revolving funds

      X   other funds

     "Position ceiling" means the maximum number of permanent and temporary full-time equivalent positions authorized for a particular program during a specified period or periods, as denoted by an asterisk for permanent full-time equivalent positions and a pound sign for temporary full-time equivalent positions.

     "Program ID" means the unique identifier for the specific program and consists of the abbreviation for the organization responsible for carrying out the program followed by the organization number for the program.

PART II

General Administration and Attached Agencies

     SECTION 2.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.



 

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

 

ITEM

NO.

PROG.

ID

PROGRAM

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2019-2020

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2020-2021

M

O

F

1.   HTH520/AI

 

ADD FUNDS FOR SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS AT FULL-YEAR AMOUNT FOR FACILITY ACCESS SPECIALIST II POSITION #99804H AS AUTHORIZED BY ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

OPERATING                         HTH           51,562A        51,562A

 

2.   HTH520/AI

 

ADD TELECOMMUNICATION AND IT SPECIALIST (DISABILITY).

 

                                                  0.50*          0.50*

OPERATING                         HTH               $0A            $0A

 

3.   HTH760/MS

 

ADD FUNDS TO RE-ENGINEER THE VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          250,000A       250,000A

 

4.   HTH904/AJ

 

ADD PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV POSITION AND FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA SERVICES COORDINATOR.

 

                                                   1.0*           1.0*

OPERATING                         HTH          $26,478A      $26,478AA

 

 

5.   HTH907/AA

 

ADD FUNDS FOR FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR SPECIALIST IV POSITION #99602H AS AUTHORIZED BY ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

OPERATING                         HTH           27,546A        27,546A

 

6.   HTH907/AB

 

ADD PROGRAM SPECIALIST V POSITION.

 

                                                   1.0*           1.0*

OPERATING                         HTH               $0A            $0A

 

7.   HTH907/AB

 

ADD OFFICE ASSISTANT IV POSITION.

 

                                                  0.50*          0.50*

OPERATING                         HTH               $0A            $0A

 

8.   HTH907/AD

 

ADD HR ASSISTANT IV POSITION AND FUNDS FOR DIVISION ADMINISTRATION.

 

                                                   1.0*           1.0*

OPERATING                         HTH               $0A            $0A

 

9.   HTH907/AP

 

ADD FUNDS FOR TELEHEALTH PILOT PROJECT.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          200,000A       160,000A


PART III

Behavioral Health Administration

     SECTION 3.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.



 

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

 

ITEM

NO.

PROG.

ID

PROGRAM

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2019-2020

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2020-2021

M

O

F

1.   HTH430/HQ

 

ADD POSITIONS AND FUNDS FOR THE NEW HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL FORENSIC BUILDING.

 

                                                 12.00*        127.00*

OPERATING                         HTH          289,014A     9,195,886A

 

2.   HTH430/HQ

 

ADD PART-TIME PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN POSITION (FP) #26138 PER ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

                                                   0.5*           0.5*

 

3.   HTH430/HQ

 

ADD FUNDS TO FULLY FUND THE UPGRADING OF PARA MEDICAL ASSISTANT POSITIONS TO PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS (FP).

 

OPERATING                         HTH          365,646A       365,646A

 

4.   HTH501/CN

 

ADD FUNDS TO INCREASE THE STATE MATCH FOR MEDICAID INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (I/DD) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES WAIVER.

 

OPERATING                         HTH        7,702,000A     5,814,000A


PART IV

Health Resources Administration

     SECTION 4.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.



 

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

 

ITEM

NO.

PROG.

ID

PROGRAM

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2019-2020

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2020-2021

M

O

F

1.   HTH590/KK

 

INCREASE SALARY FROM HALF TO FULL YEAR AND FULLY FUND PLANNER V #121378 AS AUTHORIZED BY ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

OPERATING                         HTH           33,594A        33,594A

 

2.   HTH595/KM

 

ADD POSITIONS AND FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS CONTROL AND REGULATION TO IMPLEMENT ACT 159, SLH 2018.

 

                                                  4.00*          4.00*

OPERATING                         HTH          280,000A       280,000A

 

3.   HTH720/MP

 

ADD POSITIONS AND FUNDS TO CONTRACT FOR RECERTIFICATION SURVEYS OF END-STAGE RENAL DIALYSIS FACILITIES PER ACT 206, SLH 2018.

 

                                                  3.00*          3.00*

OPERATING                         HTH          456,216A       456,216A

 

4.   HTH720/MP

 

ADD FUNDS FOR CONTRACTING COSTS TO PROVIDE LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          517,047A       517,047A

 

5.   HTH720/MP

 

ADD FUNDS FOR CONTRACTING COSTS TO PROVIDE LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          252,799A       252,799A

 


PART V

Health

     SECTION 5.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.



 

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

 

ITEM

NO.

PROG.

ID

PROGRAM

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2019-2020

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2020-2021

M

O

F

1.   HTH100/DG

 

ADD HANSEN'S DISEASE PHYSICIAN TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

                                                   1.0#           1.0#

2.   HTH131/DA

 

ADD ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST IV.

 

                                                   1.0*           1.0*

OPERATING                         HTH               $0A            $0A

 

3.   HTH908/AR

 

INCREASE SALARY FROM HALF-YEAR TO FULL-YEAR FOR PROGRAM SPECIALIST V #99550H AND PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV #99551H POSITIONS AS AUTHORIZED BY ACT 53, SLH 2018.

 

OPERATING                         HTH           56,286A        56,286A

 

4.   HTH710/MH

 

ADD A POSITION AND FUNDS FOR THE EXPANDED AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK NEW MONITORING SITES, HAWAII ISLAND.

 

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         HTH          312,474A        60,948A

 

5.   HTH710/MH

 

ADD FUNDS FOR THE EXPANDED AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK NEW EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, HAWAII ISLAND.

 

OPERATING                         HTH           67,400A         5,400A

 

6.   HTH710/MK

 

ADD FUNDS FOR MOLD REMEDIATION AT THE STATE LABORATORY.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          500,000A              

 

7.   HTH710/MK

 

ADD FUNDS FOR UNDERFUNDED OPERATING, AND REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.

 

OPERATING                         HTH          100,000A       100,000A

 


PART VI

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Budget; Department of Health; Operating Expenses; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the department of health, including funding for DOH general administration and attached agencies, behavioral health administration, and health resources administration.

 

 

 

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