STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2119

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 197

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.C.R. No. 197 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE COUNTIES TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE STATE AND PRIVATE SECTOR TO COVER HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OVERHEAD COSTS FOR PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS PRACTICING MEDICINE IN HAWAII'S RURAL AREAS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to ease the critical healthcare shortages faced by Neighbor Islands, reduce costs associated with practicing medicine and to allow healthcare providers to practice medicine in rural areas of the state by encouraging the Counties to form partnerships with the State and private sector to cover healthcare infrastructure and overhead costs for primary care and specialty physicians practicing medicine in Hawaii's rural areas.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 197 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JOHN MIZUNO, Acting Chair and Vice Chair