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HI SB2899
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/3/2020
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Kouchi
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AI Summary
- Eliminates the $30,000 annual spending ceiling on the civil monetary penalty special fund administered by the Department of Health
- Allows the Department of Health to use Medicare civil monetary penalty funds as approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services without statutory dollar limitations
- Enables the department to establish appropriate spending ceilings through the state budget process rather than statute
- Aligns Hawaii's civil monetary penalty fund with the federal Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program, which aims to reduce adverse events, improve staffing quality, and enhance dementia care in nursing homes
- Permits fund use for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-approved initiatives such as music and memory programs and education, but prohibits use for staff salaries or construction
- Takes effect July 1, 2050
Legislative Description
Relating To The Medicare Civil Monetary Penalty Special Fund.
Medicare Civil Monetary Penalties
Last Action
Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 36
3/9/2020
Committee Referrals
Health3/9/2020
Ways and Means2/14/2020
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health1/27/2020
Full Bill Text
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