STAND. COM. REP. NO. 247-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2269

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 Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2269 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOBILE CLINICS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Human Services for the purchase, staffing, and operation of two mobile health clinics to provide direct, non-emergency health care services, hygiene services, and referrals to additional services and providers to individuals experiencing homelessness.

The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Department of Human Services, Mayor of Hawaii County, Hawaii Primary Care Association, The Queen's Health Systems, Hawaii Pacific Health, Big Island Substance Abuse Council, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and two individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. Hawai‘i Psychological Association submitted comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the mobile clinics may be staffed by specified medical personnel and other staff as needed;

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

(3) Making nonsubstantive technical amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2269, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2269, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair