CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 153

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 102
                                  S.D. 3
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 102, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of
Health to develop a statewide rural health plan and to establish
a wireless enhanced 911 advisory board and fund.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting references to an enhanced 911 system; and

     (2)  Adding a provision relating to payment methodology for
          QUEST.


 
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     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 102, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 102, S.D. 3, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Co-Chair    SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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RON MENOR, Co-Chair                CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair       ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Member            JONATHAN CHUN, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
CHRIS HALFORD, Member              DAVID Y. IGE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
                                   WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member


 
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