CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 67-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2018

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1906

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1906, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS,"

 

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 measure is to include intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to:

 

     (1)  A person who is engaged in the performance of duty at a health care facility as defined in section 323D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS); or

 

     (2)  A person who is engaged in providing home health care services as defined in section 431:10H-201, HRS,

 

in the acts punishable as assault in the second degree, a Class C felony offense.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting its purpose section;

 

     (2)  Amending the definition of "a person who is engaged in the performance of duty at a health care facility" to:

 

          (A)  Include additional persons who provide patient or health care services; and

 

          (B)  Exclude administrators, students, volunteers, and any other workers who support the functions of the health care facility;

 

     (3)  Include intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a person providing case management services through a mutual benefit society in a hospital, practitioner's office, or individual's home as an act subject to the offense of assault in the second degree;

 

     (4)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

 

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 1906, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1906, H.D. 2, 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

 

____________________________

ROSALYN H. BAKER

Chair

 

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AARON LING JOHANSON

Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI

Co-Chair

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO

Co-Chair

 

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO

Co-Chair