STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1536

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 65

      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 Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 65 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO COLLABORATE AND APPLY FOR A FEDERAL TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WAIVER,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) to collaborate and apply for a federal traumatic brain injury waiver no later than December 31, 2008.

     DOH, the Brain Injury Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  DHS provided comments.

     Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Changing its title to read, "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO COLLABORATE AND APPLY FOR A FEDERAL TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND NEUROTRAUMA WAIVER";

     (2)  Including neurotrauma within the scope of this measure; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 65, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 65, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services & Housing and Health,

____________________________ JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair

____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair and Vice Chair