STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1412-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 40

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 40 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND DESIGNATING THE HAWAII HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE AS THE ONLY FULLY OPERATIONAL, STATEWIDE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE OPERATING IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to formally recognize and designate the Hawaii Health Information Exchange as the only fully operational, statewide health information exchange in the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of the Governor, Department of Health, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Health Information Corporation, Hawaii Health Information Exchange, Hawaii Pacific Health, Kaiser Permanente, Hawaii Medical Service Association, and one individual.

     Your Committee finds the Hawaii Health Information Exchange is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2006 by Hawaii's leading health care stakeholders.  Your Committee further finds that the Hawaii Health Information Exchange continues to successfully fulfill its mission of improving health care delivery across the State through a seamless, effective, safe, and secure health information exchange.

     Your Committee also notes that this measure applies to the Hawaii Health Information Exchange and not the state-based exchange mandated under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 40 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair