STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1086

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 1254

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 1254, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect public health and safety and assist the City and County of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Division with expanding emergency medical services and ambulance services in Ewa Beach by appropriating funds for increasing the on-call availability of such services in Ewa Beach to 24 hours per day.

The City and County of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Division, United Public Workers, American Medical Response, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Pali Momi Medical Center, and two individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Health commented on 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 S.B. No. 1254, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair