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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 323F-31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
 
 3      "(b)  No substantial reduction or elimination of direct
 
 4 patient care services at any facility shall be undertaken by the
 
 5 corporation without the approval of the [legislature.]
 
 6 corporation board of directors.
 
 7      [(c)  The legislature shall maintain review and oversight
 
 8 authority over the provision of direct patient care services
 
 9 provided at each facility and may intervene to counter or
 
10 restrict and substantial reduction or elimination of patient care
 
11 services.]"
 
12      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
13 New statutory material is underscored.
 
14      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
 
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16                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________
 

 
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