STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1794

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.C.R. No. 109

S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 109, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE, IN WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC FORM, ON THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS C TO PHYSICIANS, OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, VETERANS, AND OTHER PERSONS AT HIGH RISK FOR HEPATITIS C,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the Department of Health broaden the accessibility, distribution, and dissemination of educational material on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis C. In addition, this concurrent resolution requests that the Department of Health coordinate a Hepatitis C Education Work Group.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 109, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

		____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair