STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2166

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 567

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 567, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require:

(A) An assessment for assisted community treatment prior to an individual being discharged from an involuntary commitment to a psychiatric facility;

(B) The Department of the Attorney General to assist with the petition for assisted community treatment and related court proceeding; and

(C) The Department of Health to convene a Mental Health Emergencies Task Force; and

(2) Appropriate funds for the Department of the Attorney General to assist with petitions for assisted community treatment and related court proceedings.

The Councilmember of District 9 of the Honolulu City Council, Department of Health, The Institute for Human Services, Partners in Care, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Mental Health America of Hawai‘i, HOPE Services Hawai‘i, and an individual testified in support of this measure. The Department of the Attorney General; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Oahu Region; Hawaii Kai Homeless Task Force; and The Queen's Health Systems provided comments on this measure.

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 S.B. No. 567, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, 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