Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2132, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a pilot program to provide comprehensive perinatal care to women who have a history of methamphetamine and other substance abuse.

Specifically, the bill establishes, within the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, a pilot perinatal clinic that will provide:

In addition, the bill appropriates funds in fiscal years 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 to establish the clinic and provide case management services.

Your Committee finds that Hawaii has a serious problem with extensive abuse of methamphetamines by residents. The epidemic of methamphetamine use produces devastating social consequences and can produce especially long-range damaging effects on pregnant women. Your Committee further finds that this bill would provide much-needed comprehensive medical and social services, in a coordinated environment, for pregnant women who have substance abuse issues. Your Committee believes the perinatal clinic's coordinated care will produce healthy mothers and children and will further the publics' health, safety, and welfare.

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. 2132, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2132, S.D. 2.