STAND. COM. REP. NO.2112

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2775

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 2775 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate $5,000,000 in general funds for fiscal year 2001-2002 to repay funds advanced by the State, and to repay for mandated and rural healthcare costs for fiscal year 2001-2002.

Your Committee heard testimony in support of this measure from Hawaii Health systems Corporation, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Government Employees Association.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and its facilities play an important role in providing medical services and care to the people of Hawaii, especially on the Neighbor Islands. This measure will ensure that the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation meets its fiscal obligations in providing services to members of the general public who need hospital-based services.

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. 2775 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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DAVID MATSUURA, Chair