CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.91
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 201
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 201, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRIVACY OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION ACT,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Transfer provisions relating to the disclosure of an individual's mental health information to the chief of police for firearms permits and registration, from Act 87, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999, the Privacy of Health Care Information Act, to chapter 134, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
(2) Repeal the Privacy of Health Care Information Act and related acts.
On April 12, 2001, President Bush allowed federal Department of Health and Human Services privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, to become law. In light of this unequivocal federal action and preemption concerns, your Committee on Conference finds that Act 87 should be repealed.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by removing its firearms provisions and placing them in a bill with a more appropriate title.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 201, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 201, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair |
____________________________ KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ RON MENOR, Co-Chair |
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