STAND. COM. REP. NO. 808-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1275
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1275, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOSPITAL VIOLENCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to address incidents of violent
behavior in hospitals by requiring, among other things:

     (1)  Every public or private hospital operating in the State
          to conduct a security and safety assessment to examine
          trends of aggressive or violent behavior at the
          hospital;

     (2)  Each hospital to develop a security plan with measures
          to protect personnel, patients, and visitors from
          incidents of aggressive or violent behavior;

     (3)  Each hospital to provide sufficient personnel to
          provide security according to the hospital's security
          plan; and

     (4)  Hospital administrators to report acts of violence
          (criminal homicide, criminal assaults and related
          offenses, kidnapping and related offenses, criminal
          coercion, sexual offenses) to hospital personnel,
          patients, and visitors to local law enforcement
          agencies within 72 hours from the time of the incident.


 
 
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     The Hawaii Government Employees Association and the Hawaii
Nurses' Association testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1275, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair