CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 56

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 71

       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. 71, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NURSE AIDES,"

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 this bill is to monitor the qualifications and competence of nurse aides practicing in the state by providing a process for the certification and recertification of nurse aides who work in nursing facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs and in other state-licensed and state-certified health care settings.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for 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. 71, 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. 71, 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

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair	____________________________ JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Co-Chair
____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair