STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1761

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.C.R. No. 195

S.D. 1

H.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. 195, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE ON THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS AND IN RURAL OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Health, State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) to identify and evaluate the barriers to community-based access to specialty care and make recommendations to improve access to specialty care on the neighbor islands and in rural Oahu.

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. 195, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair