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HI HB2130

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2012

Primary Sponsor

Henry Aquino

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a rate of interest that the State must pay on late payments to operators of adult day care facilities, community care foster family homes, and adult residential care homes

  • Addresses cash flow problems for care home operators who rely on timely State payments and have incurred late penalty fees (such as mortgage penalties exceeding $1,200) due to State payment delays

  • Committee amended the bill by replacing specified interest rates with an unspecified rate and changing the effective date to July 1, 2050 to allow for further discussion

  • Received support from the Adult Foster Homecare Association of Hawaii and the Alliance of Residential Care Administrators, but was opposed by the Department of Human Services

  • Recommended for passage and referral to the Committee on Finance

Legislative Description

Late Payments; Adult Day Care Facility; Community Care Foster Family Home; Adult Residential Care Home

Last Action

(H) The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

3/1/2012

Committee Referrals

Finance2/15/2012
Human Services1/20/2012

Full Bill Text

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