Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1991 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to save the lives of more cardiac arrest victims by expanding the use and availability of automated external defibrillators (AED). This bill provides immunity from liability for:

(1) Any physicians who administer free AED programs; and

except as may result from gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions.

The Judiciary and the American Heart Association testified in support of this bill. Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii expressed concerns.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1991 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.