STAND. COM. REP. NO. 532

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 930

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 930 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VOLUNTEER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to provide voluntary medical assistance personnel immunity from liability due to the death of or injury to persons, or for damage to property, as a result of any act or omission in the course of rendering volunteer medical assistance services. 

 

     The immunity does not apply if the death, injury, or damage arises as a result of wilful, criminal, or reckless misconduct, or gross negligence.

 

     Your Committee finds that it is in the public's interest to provide immunity from liability for licensed medical professionals who provide volunteer services in non-emergency situations on behalf of the State or counties, such as school-based immunization clinics. 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 930 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 


Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations,

 

 

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair