STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1090-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 88
                                     




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.
88 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A TASK FORCE BE
     CONVENED TO ASSIST THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES
     ANALYZE HEALTH CARE INFORMATION ISSUES AND IMPLEMENT THE
     REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 323C, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to allow the
Office of Information Practices (OIP) to formally convene a task
force to assist OIP in analyzing health care information issues
and in drafting rules regulating the handling and disclosure of
medical records as required by Act 87, Session Laws of Hawaii
(SLH) 1999, now codified as chapter 323C, Hawaii Revised
Statutes.  

     Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by OIP,
the Hawaii Medical Service Association, the Healthcare
Association of Hawaii, and Kaiser Permanente.
     
     Your Committee finds that a task force composed of
interested members of the community and health care organizations
will provide valuable assistance to OIP in drafting rules
required by Act 87, SLH 1999.   
  

 
 
 
 
 
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     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. 88
and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary
and Hawaiian Affairs.

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



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair