STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3347

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 1111

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1111, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RECORDS OF THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to set rates for copies of records that are protected from disclosure requirements of the Uniform Information Practices Act and establish minimum and maximum rates for copies of medical records based on the actual cost of preparation, provided that the amount shall be no less than $1 per page and no more than $2 per page.

     Your Committee finds that the copying of medical records can be costly because it is labor-intensive and requires specialized training to ensure compliance with health care privacy and confidentiality regulations.  By authorizing the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to charge between $1 and $2 per page for copies, this measure will help reduce the corporation's cost of copying medical records subpoenaed from any of the corporation's regional system facilities, while ensuring that rates for copying are not excessive.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1111, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair