STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1722-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 3069

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3069, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RECORDS OF DEFENDANTS COMMITTED TO A HOSPITAL CONTROLLED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH OR TO CUSTODY OF DIRECTOR OF HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to expedite the records disclosure process for clinical evaluative purposes while protecting a patient's privacy rights by:

     (1)  Making the county police departments responsible for providing to the Director of Health (Director) certain police records of defendants who are committed to a hospital under the control of the Director or to the custody of the Director; and

     (2)  Providing the defendant with an opportunity to object to the release of information.

     The Department of Health and Judiciary commented on this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3069, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair