STAND. COM. REP. NO. 4

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 420

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 420 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this short form bill is to amend the law relating to health.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by inserting language that appropriates funds to:

     (1)  Provide quality, cost-effective health care for Hawaii residents who are uninsured, newly insured, or privately insured by supporting Hawaii's community health centers as they transform from the safety net to the backbone of the health care system by promoting person-centeredness, wellness, and healthy living; and

     (2)  The Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to expand certain health care services to qualified individuals and to finance projects at designated health centers throughout the State.

     Prior to amending this measure, a proposed S.D. 1 was prepared and made available for public review.

     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. 420, as amended herein, and recommends that it be recommitted to the Committee on Health, in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 420, S.D. 1, for further consideration.

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

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JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair