Bill Text: HI SB1238 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To Establishing The Executive Office On Aging Administrative Claiming Special Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-12 - Act 089, 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). [SB1238 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-SB1238-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1238
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO ESTABLISHING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMING SPECIAL FUND.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Federal financial participation under medicaid is a percentage of state expenditures that can be reimbursed by the federal government to pay for administrative and program costs of state agencies or other entities that provide long-term services and supports to medicaid clients.  In Hawaii, the executive office on aging and the aging and disability resource centers are eligible for federal financial participation because they spend money on administrative functions to provide long-term services and supports to medicaid clients.  If the executive office on aging and the aging and disability resource centers were to receive their share of federal financial participation for administrative costs, they would be able to expand their programs and services and serve more individuals.  Furthermore, if federal financial participation could be directly deposited into a special fund established in the executive office on aging, funds could be easily distributed to the aging and disability resource centers to support the work they were established to perform pursuant to section 349-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     The State is currently not receiving all federal funds it is eligible to receive.  It is estimated that the annual federal financial participation claims for the executive office on aging and the four aging and disability resource centers would equal $1,283,000 in state fiscal year 2018-2019, $1,443,000 in state fiscal year 2019-2020, $1,686,000 in state fiscal year 2020‑2021, $1,887,000 in state fiscal year 2021-2022, and $2,036,000 in state fiscal year 2022-2023.  According to the Administration for Community Living of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, most states claim between $500,000 to $2,000,000 per year.

     The purpose of this Act is to establish the executive office on aging administrative claiming special fund to enhance the drawdown of anticipated federal funds and provide additional moneys to support services for kupuna and individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 349, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§349-    Executive office on aging administrative claiming special fund.  (a)  There is established in the state treasury the executive office on aging administrative claiming special fund into which shall be deposited:

     (1)  All revenues from medicaid administrative claiming designated for the department of health that are allowable for operating the aging and disability resource centers;

     (2)  Appropriations made by the legislature to the fund; and

     (3)  Grants and gifts made to the fund.

     (b)  The executive office on aging administrative claiming special fund shall be administered and expended by the department of health to implement section 349-32 for services for kupuna and individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports."

     SECTION 3.  Section 36-30, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Each special fund, except the:

     (1)  Special out-of-school time instructional program fund under section 302A-1310;

     (2)  School cafeteria special funds of the department of education;

     (3)  Special funds of the University of Hawaii;

     (4)  State educational facilities improvement special fund;

     (5)  Special funds established by section 206E-6;

     (6)  Aloha Tower fund created by section 206J-17;

     (7)  Funds of the employees' retirement system created by section 88-109;

     (8)  Hawaii hurricane relief fund established under chapter 431P;

     (9)  Convention center enterprise special fund established under section 201B-8;

    (10)  Hawaii health systems corporation special funds and the subaccounts of its regional system boards;

    (11)  Tourism special fund established under section 201B‑11;

    (12)  Universal service fund established under section 269‑42;

    (13)  Emergency and budget reserve fund under section 328L‑3;

    (14)  Public schools special fees and charges fund under section 302A-1130;

    (15)  Sport fish special fund under section 187A-9.5;

[[](16)[]]    Neurotrauma special fund under section 321H-4;

[[](17)[]]    Center for nursing special fund under section 304A‑2163;

[[](18)[]]    Passenger facility charge special fund established by section 261-5.5;

[[](19)[]]    Court interpreting services revolving fund under section 607-1.5;

[[](20)[]]    Trauma system special fund under section 321-22.5;

[[](21)[]]    Hawaii cancer research special fund;

[[](22)[]]    Community health centers special fund;

[[](23)[]]    Emergency medical services special fund;

[[](24)[]]    Rental motor vehicle customer facility charge special fund established under section 261-5.6;

[[](25)[]]    Shared services technology special fund under section 27-43;

[[](26)[]]    Nursing facility sustainability program special fund established pursuant to [[]section 346F-4[]];

[[](27)[]]    Automated victim information and notification system special fund established under section 353-136;

[[](28)[]]    Hospital sustainability program special fund under [[]section 346G-4[]]; [and]

[[](29)[]]    Civil monetary penalty special fund under section 321-30.2[,]; and

    (30)  Executive office on aging administrative claiming special fund under section 349-  ,

shall be responsible for its pro rata share of the administrative expenses incurred by the department responsible for the operations supported by the special fund concerned."

     SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the executive office on aging administrative claiming special fund the sum of $         or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 to implement section 349-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for services for kupuna and individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 5.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 

 

Report Title:

Executive Office on Aging; Special Fund; Medicaid; Appropriation

 

Description:

Creates the Executive Office on Aging Administrative Claiming Special Fund to enhance the drawdown of federal funds.  Appropriates funds.  (SB1238 HD1)

 

 

 

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