STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2114

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 48

      S.D. 1

      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 Health and Human Services & Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 48, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER TO PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE LAWS GOVERNING ITS ACCESS TO PATIENT RECORDS AND ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the Hawaii Disability Rights Center (Center) provide an analysis of the laws governing its access to patient records and its policies and procedures for conducting investigations.

     The Center and a concerned individual supported this concurrent resolution.  The Senator from the 22^nd District, ARC in Hawaii, and several concerned individuals supported this measure with amendments.

     Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1)  Deleting the request for the Center to provide an analysis of the laws governing its access to patient records and its policies and procedures for conducting investigations;

(2)  Requesting the Auditor to perform a financial and program audit of the Center;

(3)  Changing its title to read, "REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM AUDIT OF THE HAWAII DISABILITIES RIGHTS CENTER"; and

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 48, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 48, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

____________________________ KARL A. RHOADS, Acting Chair and Vice Chair

____________________________ JOHN MIZUNO, Acting Chair and Vice Chair