CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 19

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    S.B. No. 1750

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1750, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

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 prevent injury and death to infants and young children caused from shaken baby syndrome by requiring hospitals that provide medical care to a newborn to provide each parent of the newborn with written educational information approved by the Department of Health and provided by nonprofit organizations about the dangerous effects of shaken baby syndrome and the different methods of preventing shaken baby syndrome.

     Your Committee on Conference amended this bill by:

     (1)  Removing the requirement that hospitals provide information on shaken baby syndrome and inserting language allowing hospitals to provide this information;

     (2)  Requiring the Department of Health to report statistical information and recommendations for legislation to the Legislature; and

     (3)  By making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of 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 S.B. No. 1750, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1750, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair