STAND. COM. REP. NO.  491

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1088

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1088 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish procedural safeguards to enable the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to render necessary medical and mental health treatment to the inmates and detainees in its custody in an efficient manner, even when those inmates or detainees refuse treatment.

     Specifically, this bill:

     (1)  Establishes criteria for involuntary medical treatment;

     (2)  Allows the Director of Public Safety to file a petition with the court establishing that the person in custody of DPS meets the criteria for involuntary medical treatment;

     (3)  Requires the court to set a hearing on the petition and establishes requirements for notice of the hearing; and

     (4)  Establishes a timeframe and guidelines for hearing the petition.

     DPS 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 H.B. No. 1088 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

____________________________

RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair