STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2052-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.C.R. No. 142

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 S.C.R. No. 142 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER AS CANCER SCREEN WEEK TO URGE THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII TO TALK WITH THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT APPROPRIATE SCREENINGS FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to designate the first week of December as Cancer Screen Week and encourage residents of Hawaii to seek appropriate cancer screenings.

The Department of Health, Hawai‘i Primary Care Association, Kōkua Mau, St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and Hawai‘i Care Choices submitted testimony in support of this measure. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and several concerned individuals provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and inserting new language that:

(1) Amends the title to read, "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPAND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES IN HAWAII";

(2) Requests that the Department of Health convene a working group, with the assistance of Kokua Mau and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, to examine the current state of palliative care services available in Hawaii and develop recommendations to expand palliative care services in the State; and

(3) Requests the working group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 142, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 142, H.D. 1.

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

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair