STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1411

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1410

S.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 1410, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to support the expansion of the Kau Rural Health Clinic to improve access to urgent care and outpatient behavioral health services.

For the purposes of a public hearing on this measure, your Committee circulated a proposed S.B. No. 1410, S.D. 2 (Proposed Draft) and notified the public that it would be accepting testimony on this proposal. The Proposed Draft amends this measure as received by your Committee by adding a Part II which requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on the State Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services System to identify issues and problems, propose initiatives to improve the system, and report its findings to the Legislature.

Your Committee received testimony on S.B. No. 1410, S.D. 2, as it was originally received by your Committee as follows: East Hawaii Region of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and several individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee received testimony on the Proposed Draft as follows: Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i, Councilmember representing District 1 of the Honolulu City Council, Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association, Ho‘omanapono Political Action Committee, Waianae Coast Community Foundation, Ironworkers Stabilization Fund, and one individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee considered the merits of both S.B. No. 1410, S.D. 2, as received by your Committee, and the Proposed Draft, and upon careful consideration, adopted the measure as received by your Committee.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1410, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair