STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1024-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.C.R. No. 9

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.C.R. No. 9 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE RELEVANCY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS UNDER CHAPTER 323D, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Auditor to conduct a study of the relevancy of the Certificate of Need process under chapter 323D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, with respect to its effects on health care access, quality, and costs.

Hawaii Medical Association testified in support of this measure.  The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii commented on 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. 9 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Legislative Management.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair