STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1310

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1454

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 1454 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to rename the "Hospital and Medical Facilities Special Fund" as the "Office of Medical Assurance Special Fund" (Special Fund) to reflect the agency's recent change in title and assure funding is available for the agency to properly carry out its duties.

     This bill also:

     (1)  Allows the deposit of administrative fines into the Special Fund; and

     (2)  Authorizes the use of moneys deposited into the Special Fund to offset operating expenses in addition to educational purposes.

     The Department of Health supported this bill.

     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. 1454 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair