STAND. COM. REP. NO. 32

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 462
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 462
entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A STUDY OF LATEX PRODUCTS IN
     HAWAII BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of
Health (DOH) to conduct a study of the health consequences
associated with the use of latex products in the provision of
health care.

     The Hawaii Nurses' Association and an interested individual
submitted testimony in support of the measure.  DOH submitted
comments on the measure.

     Your Committee recognizes the debilitating health, and
sometimes even fatal, consequences associated with the use of
latex gloves.  It is your Committee's belief that initiating a
study on the health consequences of using latex gloves would help
determine appropriate actions to address this health concern.

     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.
462 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to
the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.


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



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair