STAND. COM. REP. NO. 966-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2611

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2611, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Health to establish:

(1) A comprehensive and coordinated continuum of treatment services for persons with multiple chronic conditions, including substance abuse disorders;

(2) A comprehensive and coordinated centralized referral system in each county;

(3) A comprehensive and coordinated substance use disorder case management program; and

(4) A peer mentoring and coaching program.

The Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, New Horizons Counseling, The Salvation Army, Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii, and Action with Aloha supported this measure. The Department of Health offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2611, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair