STAND. COM. REP. NO. 297-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1895

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1895 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the artificial shortage of available dialysis centers caused by the delayed certification process by appropriating funds to assist the Department of Health in reviewing, certifying, and recertifying dialysis centers in Hawaii.

The Office of the Governor, Department of Health, National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, Liberty Dialysis Hawaii, Fresenius Medical Care of North America, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.

Your Committee notes that the Department of Health testified at the public hearing on this measure that the estimated fiscal implications for the proposed staffing positions is $315,000. Should your Committee on Finance consider this measure, your Committee requests that it give consideration to this requested appropriation amount.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1895, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1895, H.D. 1.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair