CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 123

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

 

RE:    H.B. No. 343

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 343, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RURAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRAINING,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this bill is to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved areas and populations in Hawaii in a culturally sensitive and medically appropriate manner by appropriating funds to:

 

(1)  Support and expand the Family Medicine Residency Program (Program) of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health to provide rural primary health care services; and

 

(2)  Develop a permanent statewide rural primary health care training program in the county of Hawaii to expand the rural health care training available for individuals in the Program.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Inserting an appropriation of $70,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2009-2010, to support and expand the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine and Community Health to provide rural primary health care services;

 

(2)  Inserting an appropriation of $70,000 for FY 2010-2011,to develop a statewide rural primary health care training program in each county, beginning in the county of Hawaii to provide family physicians to rural areas and improve health care access for the people of Hawaii;

 

(3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2009; and

 

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 343, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 343, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair

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JILL TOKUDA, Co-Chair

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair

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SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair

 

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SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair