Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2166, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow certain minors to consent to the provision of medical care and services if it is determined that the minor has sufficient mental capacity to understand the nature and consequence of the proposed medical care and services and if the medical care and services are for the minor's benefit.

The Waikiki Health Center, Planned Parenthood of Hawaii, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, Coalition of Hawaii, Hale Kipa, Blueprint For Change, Hawaii Medical Association, and a concerned individual supported this bill. The Queen's Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente supported this measure with amendments. Hawaii Family Forum, Hawaii Catholic Conference, and a concerned individual opposed this bill. The Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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 S.B. No. 2166, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2166, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.