STAND. COM. REP. NO.2845

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2523

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2523 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the State Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services System by authorizing the Department of Health (DOH) to establish and maintain a trauma registry.

Testimony in support of the measure was received from the DOH.

Your Committee finds that the measure:

(1) Establishes a trauma registry for the collection of information concerning the treatment of critical trauma patients at state-designated trauma centers to be implemented and maintained by the DOH;

(2) Allows the recording of information concerning treatment received before and after a trauma patient's admission to a hospital or medical center; and

(3) Requires all state-designated trauma centers to submit to DOH periodic reports of each patient treated for trauma in the state system.

Your Committee finds that a trauma registry is a crucial component of an emergency medical services system. A trauma registry provides the necessary information for the trauma program to conduct quality assurance, engage in injury surveillance, perform research, and develop injury prevention and control strategies.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2523, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health and Human Services,

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DAVID MATSUURA, Chair