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SB1060
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
1060
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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