STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1338

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.R. No. 105

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 105 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY SERVICES PATIENT ADVOCATE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO AND ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF PATIENTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to facilitate the provision of information and assistance to emergency room patients and their families by encouraging the Department of Health to establish an Emergency Services Patient Advocate Program which would place advocates in emergency care settings across the State to facilitate communication between patients and their families and health care providers about diagnosis or treatment plan options.

 

     The Community Alliance for Mental Health and United Self Help testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Health offered comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 105 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

 

 

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair