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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2709 |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FURNISHING THE DATE OF VITAL EVENTS TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WITHIN THE STATE OF HAWAII THAT REQUEST VERIFICATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that some governmental agencies within the State of Hawaii require information contained in vital statistics records for purposes of updating official lists of persons in the ordinary course of the agency's activities. While section 338-18(g), Hawaii Revised Statutes, allows governmental agencies or organizations to obtain verification of information contained in vital statistics records, neither section 338-18(g) nor any other section in chapter 338 allows governmental agencies within the State of Hawaii to obtain additional information beyond verification of the information they already possess. The legislature finds that it is often necessary for governmental agencies within the State of Hawaii to acquire the date of the vital event for which they are seeking verification, but without a direct and tangible interest in the record as required by section 338-18(b), additional information is not available to those governmental agencies and they are unable to update their lists. The legislature finds that allowing the department of health to disclose dates of vital events to governmental agencies within the State of Hawaii would assist state and county agencies to maximize the accuracy of their official lists and thus avoid overpayments of benefits and waste of public funds.
SECTION 2. Section 338-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
"(g) The department shall not issue a verification in lieu of a certified copy of any such record, or any part thereof, unless it is satisfied that the applicant requesting a verification is:
(1) A person who has a direct and tangible interest in the record but requests a verification in lieu of a certified copy;
(2) A governmental
agency [or organization who] that for a legitimate government
purpose maintains and needs to update official lists of persons in the ordinary
course of the agency's [or organization's] activities[;]. Notwithstanding
other provisions of this section, upon request from a governmental agency of
the State of Hawaii or its political subdivisions, the department may further
disclose to that governmental agency the date of the vital event that has been
verified;
(3) A governmental,
private, social, or educational agency or organization [who] that
seeks confirmation of a certified copy of
any such record submitted in support of or information provided about a vital
event relating to any such record and contained in an official application made
in the ordinary course of the agency's or organization's activities by an
individual seeking employment with, entrance to, or the services or products of
the agency or organization;
(4) A private or government attorney who seeks to confirm information about a vital event relating to any such record which was acquired during the course of or for purposes of legal proceedings; or
(5) An individual employed, endorsed, or sponsored by a governmental, private, social, or educational agency or organization who seeks to confirm information about a vital event relating to any such record in preparation of reports or publications by the agency or organization for research or educational purposes."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Vital Records; Verification for Governmental Agencies Within the State of Hawaii.
Description:
Amends section 338-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the Department of Health to disclose dates of vital events to governmental agencies within the State of Hawaii seeking verification of information contained in vital statistics records for purposes of updating official lists.
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