THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2885
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 353C-4.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§353C-4.5[]] Correctional health care program. There is established a correctional health care program within the department.  The administrator of the correctional health care program, the mental health branch administrator, mental health section administrators, and physicians who provide care to inmates shall be appointed by the director without regard to [[]chapter 76[]]."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

Correctional Health Care; Appointment of Administrators

Description:

Allows the Director of Public Safety to appoint the Mental Health Branch Administrator and Mental Health Section Administrators without regard to Chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

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