HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	104
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting an audit of the department of human services.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services was the project leader in designing and building a new electronic eligibility system, called KOLEA, which determines eligibility for advance premium tax credits and cost share reductions that partially offset premium costs, for individual health insurance policies purchased under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and

 

     WHEREAS, KOLEA, which was built with ninety percent federal funding, replaces a more than two decades old eligibility system and is intended to advance Hawaii's Medicaid system by allowing applicants to submit applications online, in addition to submitting paper applications; and

 

     WHEREAS, KOLEA, in fact, suffers from continuing technological problems, such as constant freezing, frequent loss of applicant information, untimely updating of eligibility, and the inability to upload documents required for verification; and

 

     WHEREAS, ongoing barriers such as a poorly functioning electronic application system and a lengthy application process make it difficult for patients to become enrolled in an efficient and timely manner; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2015, the Senate concurring, that the Auditor is requested to conduct an audit of the Department of Human Services, including its Med-QUEST Division and KOLEA, the eligibility determination system of the Division; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Auditor is requested to submit findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2016; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Auditor, the Director of Human Services, and the Administrator of the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Audit; DHS