STAND. COM. REP. NO.  820-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1967

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1967, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAL CLAIM CONCILIATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to amend Part II of Chapter 671, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to medical claim conciliation, to more accurately reflect the original intent that medical claim conciliation panels serve in a conciliatory role, rather than adversarial, and to allow the use of alternative dispute resolution for medical tort inquiries.

 

     Hawaii Medical Association, Hawaii Association for Justice, and an individual testified in support of this measure.  The Office of Administrative Hearings of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs commented on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1967, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair