STAND. COM. REP. NO. 405

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 1458

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 1458 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make an emergency appropriation to the Department of Health for the Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, State Department of Defense, and Healthcare Association of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that the requested appropriation is required to pay for $1,900,000 emergency aeromedical services on Oahu for fiscal year 2006-2007.  The additional funds are necessary to cover the reimbursement costs associated with the delivery of service by the Hawaii Army National Guard in providing emergency aeromedical services that were previously provided by the United States Army.

     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. 1458 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair