Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 941, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to include services rendered to employees by occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants in medical care or services covered under Hawaii workers' compensation law.

Your Committee finds that occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants are skilled health care providers who provide beneficial service or treatment to employees with a work-related injury. This measure will facilitate access to treatment that will help an injured worker return to the workplace in good health and without delay.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 941, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 941, S.D. 2.