STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1572

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1460
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred S.B. No. 1460 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CERTIFIED SUBSTANCE ABUSE
     STAFF,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to add to the definition of
"certified substance abuse staff", psychologists who hold
certification from the American Psychological Association College
of Professional Psychology in the treatment of alcohol and other
psychoactive substance use disorders.  

     The Department of Health, Hawaii Psychological Association,
Hawaii Biodyne, Inc., and an individual clinical psychologist
submitted testimony in support of this measure. 

     Your Committee finds that this bill could help to increase
access to care for those suffering from alcohol or other
substance abuse disorders, by assuring that appropriately
certified psychologists can qualify for payments under medical or
health insurance for substance abuse treatments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 1460 and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.


 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Consumer
                                   Protection and Commerce,



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair