STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3067

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 55
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Judiciary and Health and Human Services,
to which was referred S.C.R. No. 55 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF
     INFORMATION PRACTICES TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE ON HEALTH CARE
     INFORMATION PRIVACY,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that
the Office of Information Practices (OIP) formally convene a task
force to advise and assist OIP in analyzing health care
information issues and drafting rules to implement the
requirements of chapter 323C, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Office of Information Practices, Hawaii Medical Service
Association, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the American
Association of Retired Persons.  Testimony in opposition to this
measure was submitted by two concerned individuals.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Judiciary and Health and Human Services that are
attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 55, and recommend that it be referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.


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



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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair        AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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