STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1264-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 44
                                     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 Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
44 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII NURSES'
     ASSOCIATION AND THE HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII TO
     BEGIN DISCUSSIONS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND PROVIDE SOLUTIONS
     FOR ACUTE-CARE ISSUES RELATING TO PATIENT SAFETY, NURSING
     CARE, AND THE POTENTIAL NURSING SHORTAGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to have the
Hawaii Nurses' Association and the Healthcare Association of
Hawaii address issues dealing with:

     (1)  Acute-care relating to patient safety; 

     (2)  Nursing care; and

     (3)  Potential nursing shortages.

     The Hawaii Nurses' Association testified in support of this
measure.  The Healthcare Association of Hawaii and HGEA-AFSCME
testified in support of this measure with recommendations.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Including the input of both private and public sector
          nurses; and


 
 
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     (2)  Deleting the provision relating to smaller health care
          facilities.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 44,
as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form
attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 44, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair