STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1045

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 423

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. 423 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION INSURANCE COVERAGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to correct the terminology used for the organization that issues guidelines for in vitro fertilization clinics by amending references to the "American College of Obstetric and Gynecology" to the "American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists".

The Office of the Auditor 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 S.B. No. 423 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair