STAND. COM. REP. NO.  218-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2564

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2564 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 add pharmacists to the list of volunteer medical assistance personnel who are granted immunity from liability for acts undertaken on behalf of and authorized by the State or a county.

The Department of Health, The Queen's Health Systems, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and two individuals testified in support of this measure.

     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. 2564 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair