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Committee asks DHS to apply for elderly simplified application project when system capable

5378481 · April 12, 2025
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HCR 146 was passed with amendments asking the Department of Human Services to apply for and implement the Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) 'when able'; DHS officials told the committee that system limitations and corrective-action issues mean earlier manual implementation would strain staff.

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted to pass HCR 146 (HD1) with amendments that request the Department of Human Services to apply for and implement the Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) when the agency’s eligibility system can support it.

Witnesses including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and Catholic Charities of Hawaii testified in support, saying ESAP could simplify benefit…

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