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HI SB2337

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Moriwaki

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds to the executive office on aging for fiscal year 2020-2021 to establish ombudsman specialist positions for the long-term care ombudsman program
  • Establishes full-time equivalent ombudsman specialist positions for the city and county of Oahu, county of Maui, county of Hawaii, and county of Kauai
  • Addresses the current staffing shortage where Hawaii's long-term care ombudsman program has only one director, making it the only state with a single-person program despite having over 12,000 long-term care residents
  • Cites the 1995 Institute of Medicine recommendation of one full-time ombudsman per 2,000 residents, which would require a minimum of six ombudsmen for Hawaii
  • Takes effect on December 31, 2059

Legislative Description

Making An Appropriation For The Office Of The Long-term Care Ombudsman Program.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Thielen excused (1).

5/11/2020

Committee Referrals

Finance5/11/2020
Human Services & Homelessness3/9/2020
Ways and Means2/10/2020
Human Services1/21/2020

Full Bill Text

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