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HI HB 1540

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HOME HEALTH LICENSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Authorizes the Department of Health to accept accreditation from an accreditation organization or a certification organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as demonstration that a licensed home health agency is in compliance with all licensing inspections required by the State. Specifies conditions under which a home health agency may be exempt from a licensing inspection on a continuing basis. Requires information obtained in reports of survey and accreditation or certification letters to be public information.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-26 — Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1540&year=2026

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