CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 201

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 212

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 212, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of Part I of this bill is to establish a temporary Maui health initiative task force to develop a comprehensive strategic health plan for the county of Maui. 

     The purpose of Part II of this bill is to appropriate funds for the State Health Planning and Development Agency to develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database.

     Your Committee on Conference amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requiring the State Health Planning and Development Agency to integrate the report into the activities of the Tri-Isle Subarea Health Planning Council;

     (2)  Adding ". . .the state health planning and development agency shall grant expedited review to any application for a certificate of need whose health care service area is within Maui County that demonstrates financial viability and meets the Hawaii health performance plan relating to Maui county as revised pursuant to section 2(e).  Any required hearings or reviews shall be held in Maui county."

     (3)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $100,000 out of the general fund for the operation of the task force;

     (4)  Deleting the appropriation for the work force map and database because funds were appropriated in H.B. No. 500, C.D. 1, the executive budget, for that purpose; and

     (5)  Changing the effective date to take effect upon approval; provided that the appropriation section shall take effect on July 1, 2007; and

     (6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 212, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 212, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair	____________________________ JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Co-Chair
	____________________________ JOHN MIZUNO, Co-Chair