Report Title:

Community Health Center Helicopter Landing Pads; Limited Liability

Description:

Provides limited liability for community health centers that operate a helicopter landing pad for use by Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic helicopters. The provision will be repealed on June 30, 2005. (SB1041 HD1)

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1041

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to liability.

 

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 663, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§663- Community health center helicopter landing pad operation; liability. No community health center as defined in section 330 of the Health Center Consolidation Act of 1996, P.L. 104-299 that operates a helicopter landing pad, shall be liable for any civil damages for personal injury resulting from any act or omission by the community health center in the operation of the helicopter pad, where the helicopter involved in the events leading to the personal injury was a military assistance to safety and traffic helicopter, except where the community health center's conduct was grossly negligent, wanton, wilful, malicious, or intentional."

SECTION 2. This Act shall apply only to causes of action based upon acts or omissions occurring on or after its effective date.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that this Act shall be repealed on June 30, 2005.