STAND. COM. REP. NO. 481

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 493
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.B. No. 493 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO REIMBURSE THE
     HAWAII COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR PROVISION OF EMERGENCY
     MEDICAL SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to
reimburse the Hawaii County Fire Department (HCFD) for provision
of emergency medical services.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the HCFD.  The Department of Health (DOH) submitted
testimony in opposition.

     This measure is intended to reimburse the HCFD for the
balance of sums due for providing emergency medical services
under contract with the DOH for fiscal years 1995-1996 and
1996-1997.  The DOH has already paid a portion of those moneys
but has not yet paid the balance and is continuing discussions
with the HCFD.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 493 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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