Bill Text: HI HB1358 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Respite Care.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [HB1358 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB1358-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to respite care.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§321- Respite
care for certain home operators. (a) The department of health shall provide
respite care for operators of type I adult residential care homes, community
care foster family homes, and expanded adult residential care homes; provided
that the operator of the adult residential care home, community care foster
family home, and expanded adult residential care home regularly employs no
other employee:
(1) Who is not related
to the operator; and
(2) Who does not reside
in the home.
(b) The respite care provided by the department
of health shall consist of:
(1) Providing temporary
lodging for days for the
operator's clients who are medicaid recipients;
(2) Paying the
operator to employ a substitute caregiver for days at the
adult residential care home, community care foster family home, or expanded
adult residential care home; provided that the substitute caregiver is a certified
nurse aide, as defined in section 457A-1.5, who has completed a state-approved
training program and other training as required by the department of health; or
(3) Any combination
thereof.
(c) Upon the request of the operator of a type I
adult residential care home, community care foster family home, or expanded
adult residential care home that meets the requirements of this section and
rules adopted pursuant to this section, the department of health shall provide
respite care to the operator. The
department of health shall make respite care available to any operator of a
type I adult residential care home, community care foster family home, or
expanded adult residential care home on any inhabited island of the State that
meets the requirements of this section and rules adopted pursuant to this
section.
(d) The department of health shall adopt rules
pursuant to chapter 91 to implement this section.
(e) As used in this section:
"Client" means any
person who receives home- and community-based case management services to
reside in an adult residential care home, community care foster family home, or
expanded adult residential care home.
"Community care foster
family home" has the same meaning as in section 321-481.
"Operator" means an
individual who operates an adult residential care home, community care foster
family home, or expanded adult residential care home.
"Type I adult residential care home" means an adult residential care home for five or fewer residents."
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the department of health to provide respite care for operators of certain type I adult residential care homes, community care foster family homes, and expanded adult residential care homes pursuant to this Act.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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Report Title:
Respite Care; Operators; Type I Adult Residential Care Homes; Community Care Foster Family Homes; Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes; Department of Health; Appropriation
Description:
Requires the department of health to provide respite care, paid for by the State, to operators of certain care homes.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
