STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1183-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2729

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2729, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IMMUNIZATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that people are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases by authorizing the Department of Health (DOH) to establish and maintain a single repository of immunization records, to be known as the "Hawaii Immunization Registry," to aid, coordinate, and help promote efficient and cost-effective screening, prevention, and control of these diseases.

     DOH, the Hawaii Family Forum, Hawaii Catholic Conference, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Kaiser Permanente, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, and several concerned individuals supported 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. 2729, 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