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HI HB2326
Bill
Status
1/24/2024
Primary Sponsor
Scott Saiki
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AI Summary
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Appropriates general revenue funds for the Department of Human Services to purchase, staff, and operate two mobile clinics serving homeless persons in ohana zones during fiscal year 2024-2025.
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Mobile clinic staffing may include primary care providers, nurses, pharmacists, psychiatrists, social workers, outreach workers, medical/nursing students, and other staff as needed.
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Mobile clinics may provide non-emergency medical care, disease testing, mental health and substance abuse services, dental care, pharmacy services, shower and laundry facilities, health insurance enrollment, and street medicine.
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Requires dollar-for-dollar matching funding from other sources (including federal funding) before state appropriated funds become available.
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Defines "ohana zone" as a place with programs addressing basic needs of homeless persons and offering wrap-around services with goals of alleviating poverty and transitioning individuals into affordable housing.
Legislative Description
Relating To Ohana Zones.
Homelessness
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) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).
2/16/2024