STAND. COM. REP. NO. 309

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 930

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 930 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to provide immunity from liability and coverage of medical expenses for licensed medical personnel providing volunteer services on behalf of the State or a county in non-emergency situations, such as school-based immunization clinics.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, and two individuals.

     Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will encourage valuable medical personnel to participate as volunteers on behalf of the State or a county.  Your Committee further finds that this measure is consistent with Good Samaritan practices in other jurisdictions.

     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. 930 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations.

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

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair