STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1920-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 201

      S.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 Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 201, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR LONG-TERM CARE FOR LEAHI HOSPITAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to alleviate the increasing costs for long-term care by requesting the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to establish a task force to assist in developing a master plan for long-term care for Leahi Hospital.

     Kokua Council, Oahu Region Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs supported this concurrent resolution.

     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. 201, S.D. 1, 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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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair