STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2065

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 284

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 284, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO STUDY THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACT OF MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE USE OF AN ADVANCED VITAL SIGN MONITORING DEVICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to enhance the safety of acute care hospital patients by requesting the Auditor to conduct an impact assessment report of the social and financial impacts of mandating coverage of an advanced vital sign monitoring (AVSM) device for all policies and contracts, hospital and medical service plan contracts, medical service corporation contracts, and health maintenance organization plans and contracts issued after December 31, 2007.

     An AVSM device provides accurate and continuous observation of heart and respiratory rates while a patient is in bed and immediately notifies nursing staff upon detecting a life-threatening condition.

     The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and Hoana Medical, Inc., testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  The Hawaii Medical Service Association offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 284, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair