STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1279-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 3077

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 3077, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VOLUNTEER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to develop a strong volunteer workforce of medical professionals to support public health interventions and enhance emergency medical surge capacity by providing immunity from liability and entitlement to workers' compensation coverage, for licensed medical assistance personnel who provide volunteer medical services on behalf of the State or a county.

     The Department of Health and Hawaii Medical Association testified in support of this bill.

     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. 3077, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair