STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1238-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 239

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 239 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION TO ITEMIZE MEDICAL BILLS FOR PATIENTS AND TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A UNIFORM GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE FOR THE RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS RELATING TO MEDICAL BILLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and its contractors to itemize medical bills prepared for patients and to adopt and implement a uniform grievance procedure for the resolution of complaints relating to medical bills.

Two individuals supported this measure. The Hawaii Health Systems Corporation opposed 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 239 and recommends that it 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