CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 7

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 1171

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1171, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HEALTH CARE PRIVACY HARMONIZATION ACT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to identify the circumstances in which the State has a compelling interest in the use and disclosure of de-identified protected health information under the Health Care Privacy Harmonization Act.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that there are situations in which the State has a compelling interest in the use and disclosure of de-identified protected health information.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that a compelling interest may arise for the use of de-identified protected health information in the areas of medical and economic research, patient protection, public safety, and the proper operation of medical and healthcare facilities.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of July 1, 2017.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1171, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1171, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair