STAND. COM. REP. NO. 901

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 406

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 406, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Department of Health and Oahu Regional Health Care System to develop a strategic plan for the utilization of all Oahu Regional Health Care System facilities and report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2024;

(2) Extend the assimilation of the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home from the Department of Defense to the Oahu Regional Health Care System to June 30, 2024; and

(3) Require the Oahu Regional Health Care System and Department of Defense to provide a joint progress report to the Legislature regarding construction of and the hiring of an operator for the Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Oahu Region; and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health, State Office of Veterans Services, and one individual.

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. 406, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair