STAND. COM. REP. NO. 4-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1794
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No.
1794 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONTINUED
     OPERATION OF THE HAWAII COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
     CONTRACTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for the
continued operation of the Hawaii County Emergency Medical
Services contracts.

     A councilmember from the County of Hawaii testified in
support of this measure.  The Department of Health (DOH)
testified in support of the intent of this measure, provided that
the priorities established in the DOH's budget are not affected.

     Your Committee notes that this bill is necessary to fully
fund the Hawaii County Emergency Ambulance Service contract and
to maintain the current level of service for the fiscal year
2000-2001.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1794 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Finance.


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



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair