STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1799-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3248

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3248, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AMBULANCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Health to purchase one advanced life support ambulance and related equipment, to be based on the island of Molokai, and pay related personnel costs for one state-certified emergency medical technician and one state-certified paramedic.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one member of the Maui County Council; American Medical Response; Maui County Paramedics Association; Hana Health; Molokai Ohana Health Care, Inc., dba Molokai Community Health Center; The Queen's Health Systems; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance and Department of Health.

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. 3248, S.D. 1, 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