STAND. COM. REP. NO. 183

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 730

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Higher Education and Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 730 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish the global primary care training program that combines the Hilo medical center primary care training program and the University of Hawaii family medicine residency program.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from two individuals.  Your Committees received comments on this measure from the University of Hawai‘i System.

     Your Committees find that Hawaii faces a severe shortage of healthcare providers, especially in primary care where most prevention, early intervention, and healthcare cost savings occur.  Your Committees further find that healthcare throughout the State will benefit from allowing and encouraging collaboration between the State's two training programs that reduce the impact of the shortage of primary care providers in Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Higher Education and Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 730 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education and Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health,

________________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair

________________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair