STAND. COM. REP. NO. 33-16
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2016
RE: H.B. No. 1673
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1673 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee notes the testimony of the Department of Health that the cost to implement and manage the Durable Medical Equipment Supplier License Program would exceed by twofold the revenue estimated to be collected if licensing fees are established within the maximum fee amount proposed by this measure.
Upon consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Increasing the license fee assessed on each durable medical equipment supplier from no more than $150 to no more than $300;
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.
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 H.B. No. 1673, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1673, H.D. 1, and be referred to your 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 |
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