HB 1484 Summary

• Changes regional chief executive officers from voting to nonvoting members of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation board, establishing a 13-member board with representatives appointed by regional system boards and the governor.

• Establishes a separate Hawaii Health Systems Corporation personnel system for employees hired after July 1, 2014, while preserving existing employee status and collective bargaining rights.

• Creates seven new collective bargaining units specific to Hawaii Health Systems Corporation employees, enabling the corporation to negotiate separate contracts for its health care workers.

• Clarifies powers between the corporation board and regional system boards, granting the corporation authority over system-wide matters including budgets, strategic planning, and collective bargaining while regional boards manage day-to-day facility operations.

• Authorizes the corporation to mortgage its real property and expand financing lease authority to improve financial flexibility and competitiveness.