STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3755

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NOS. 534, 535

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 534 and 535, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee

G.M. No. 534	PETER DI ROCCO, for a term to expire 06-30-2018; and
G.M. No. 535	PETER DI ROCCO, for a term to expire 06-30-2022,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Peter Di Rocco for service on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment and reappointment of Peter Di Rocco from the Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services for Children Program, and two individuals.

Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Dr. Di Rocco's experience, background, and expertise qualify him to be nominated for appointment and reappointment to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee as a physician experienced in the conduct of emergency medical services and engaged in the practice of pediatrics and board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Your Committee notes that Dr. Di Rocco is employed as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics/Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine and as an Emergency Physician at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. Dr. Di Rocco is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Medicine. Dr. Di Rocco also serves as the American Academy of Pediatrics Hawaii representative for pediatric disaster preparedness, as a medical officer for the Hawaii Disaster Medical Assistance Team, as a member of the Hawaii Public Health Corporate Emergency Management Committee, as a member of the Kapiolani Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness Task Force, and as the Trauma Liaison for the Kapiolani Emergency Department. Your Committee notes that Dr. Di Rocco's expertise in pediatrics and disaster preparedness uniquely qualify him for this position.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health,

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair