STAND. COM. REP. NO.  974

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 595

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 595, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHYSICIANS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to address the shortage of physicians in Hawaii, by establishing tax credits for physicians or clinics that treat Medicaid patients, serve rural areas, or respond to emergency calls.

     Hawaii Medical Association, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, The League of Women Voters of Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  The Tax Foundation of Hawaii submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 595, S.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committees on Judiciary and Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Human Services,

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair