HI HB1772

Exempts amounts received by Patient-Centered Community Care (PCCC) program contractors from Hawaii's general excise tax (GET).

PCCC is a federal Veterans Affairs initiative established under title 38 U.S. Code section 8153 that enables VA medical centers to purchase non-VA medical care from contracted providers when VA facilities lack capacity or geographic accessibility.

Exemption applies to contractor costs or advancements made to third-party health care providers on behalf of the federal government under VA contracts.

Clarification is intended to prevent increased health care costs for approximately 112,000 veterans in Hawaii who access care through the program.

Effective July 1, 2014, with exemption to be preserved when section 237-24 Hawaii Revised Statutes is reenacted on December 31, 2018.