STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1175

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1785

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1785, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to ensure that Hawaii's Emergency Medical Services have safe, reliable ambulances and equipment to provide quality emergency health care services to those in need.

 

     The measure accomplishes this purpose by making an appropriation for the City and County of Honolulu to purchase seven ambulances and fifteen defibrillators.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Honolulu Emergency Services Department of the City and County of Honolulu, the Hawaii Paramedic Association, and two individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Honolulu Emergency Services Department is in dire need of reliable emergency vehicles that will ensure the safety of the emergency medical service employees and patients, while providing quality health care services.  This will additionally enable the City and County of Honolulu to be more prepared in the event of a large scale disaster.

 

     Your Committee amended this measure by including an appropriation amount of $1.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1785, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1785, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair