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HI SB2880

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Joy San Buenaventura

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes §127A-30 to add "home health care services" to the title and scope of emergency price control regulations during declared states of emergency or local emergencies.

  • Prohibits home health care service providers from increasing fees during a declared state of emergency or local state of emergency concerning a public health pandemic solely on the basis that the patient requires the provider to be vaccinated against the underlying disease causing the emergency.

  • Adds definition of "home health care services" referencing §431:10H-201 to the statute's definitions section.

  • Allows documented additional operating expenses incurred because of an emergency, disaster, or severe weather to be passed on to consumers, including home health care services providers.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To Home Health Care.

Vaccination

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HHH with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Branco, Ilagan, McKelvey, Ohno excused (4).

3/18/2022

Committee Referrals

Health, Human Services, & Homelessness3/18/2022
Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness3/10/2022
Commerce and Consumer Protection2/17/2022
Human Services1/24/2022

Full Bill Text

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