RELATED TO CARE HOMES.

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Sponsor: CHUN, LAMOSAO
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Increase in State Payments for Care Homes

This bill increases the maximum state supplemental payments that certain types of care homes can receive.

What This Bill Does

Increases the payment limit for type I adult residential care homes to $1,440 per month.
Raises the payment limit for licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes to $1,440 per month.
Boosts the monthly state supplemental payment ceiling for community care foster family homes to $1,440.
Increases the maximum monthly state payment for certified adult foster homes to $1,440.
Raises the payment limit for type II adult residential care homes to $1,530 per month.

Who It Names or Affects

Care home operators who provide services to people eligible for federal supplemental security income or public assistance.
Residents of care homes receiving state supplemental payments.
The Department of Human Services which oversees these payments.

Terms To Know

State Supplemental Payment: Extra money given by the government to help cover costs for certain types of care homes.
Licensed Developmental Disabilities Domiciliary Homes: Specialized living facilities that provide care and support for people with developmental disabilities.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the increased payments will be funded.
It is unclear if there are any limits on how often these payment ceilings can be raised in the future.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATED TO CARE HOMES.
CCFFH; ARCH; DDDOM; Adult Foster Homes; Department of Human Services; State Supplemental Payments
Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type I adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and type II adult residential care homes.

Current Bill Text

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HB551

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

551

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

related
to care homes
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1
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Section 346-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

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"(c)
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The director, pursuant to chapter 91, shall
determine the rate of payment for domiciliary care, including care provided in
licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster
family homes, and certified adult foster homes, to be provided to recipients
who are eligible for federal supplemental security income or public assistance,
or both.
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The director shall provide for
level of care payment as follows:

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(1)
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For
adult residential care homes classified as facility type I, licensed
developmental disabilities domiciliary homes as defined under section 321-15.9,
community care foster family homes as defined under section 321-481, and
certified adult foster homes as defined under section 321-11.2, the state
supplemental payment shall not exceed [
$784;
]
$1,440;
and

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(2)
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For
adult residential care homes classified as facility type II, the state
supplemental payment shall not exceed [
$892.
]
$1,530.

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If the operator does not provide the
quality of care consistent with the needs of the individual to the satisfaction
of the department, the department may remove the recipient to another facility.

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The department shall handle abusive
practices under this section in accordance with chapter 91.

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Nothing in this subsection shall allow the
director to remove a recipient from an adult residential care home or other
similar institution if the recipient does not desire to be removed and the
operator is agreeable to the recipient remaining, except where the recipient
requires a higher level of care than provided or where the recipient no longer
requires any domiciliary care
."

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SECTION
2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

CCFFH; ARCH; DDDOM; Adult Foster Homes; Department of
Human Services; State Supplemental Payments

Description:

Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type
I adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary
homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and
type II adult residential care homes.

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