Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2539, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve efficiency in government operations by requiring that:

(1) A current certificate of need; or

accompany the application for a building permit issued by any county or state officer for the development, construction, expansion, alteration, conversion, initiation, or modification of a health care facility or health care service.

SHPDA and Kusao & Kurahashi, Inc., testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this measure will improve the planning and permitting process for health care in Hawaii.

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. 2539, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.