Strengthens and continues the Hospital Sustainability Program indefinitely. Appropriates funds out of the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. Makes other non-substantive changes for consistency and clarify.
Amends section 329-40, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to allow the medical director of a methadone treatment program to dispense the maximum days of supply of take-home doses as allowed under federal law to a patient.
Requires condominiums to include the estimated cost of fire safety equipment or installations as part of their estimated replacement reserves.
Allows the Director of Transportation to upgrade the motor carrier vehicle inspections in the State by authorizing changes to the program to be implemented by administrative rules.
Clarifies the allowable revenues to be deposited into the Executive Office on Aging special fund and the purposes for which the fund may be used.
Makes permanent Act 141, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, which requires the counties to issue affordable housing credits to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands upon the department's request. Makes permanent Act 98, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, which requires the counties to issue affordable housing credits for each residential unit developed by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
Appropriates funds for the Department of Transportation to engage climate change adaptation measures for the State's low-lying roads and highways.
Expands the definition of preceptor to allow for improved accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits.
Making the nursing facility sustainability program and exemptions from the special fund assessments permanent. Make changes to strengthen the nursing facility sustainability program and other nonsubstantive changes for consistency and clarify. Appropriates funds out of the nursing facility sustainability program special fund for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.
Repeals the requirement to transfer the Oahu Regional Health care system in its entirety from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to the Department of Health.
