STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1322

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 233

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 233 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO MAKE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE, IN WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC FORMS, ON THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS C TO ALL VETERANS, PHYSICIANS, OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER PERSONS AT HIGH RISK FOR HEPATITIS C,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to request that the Department of Health broaden the accessibility, distribution, and dissemination of educational material on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis C.

The American Liver Foundation, Legislative Information Services of Hawaii, Statewide Independent Living Council of Hawaii, Maui Aids Foundation, Hepatitis Hale Treatment and Support Program, Open Door Academy, and two concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution. The Department of Health (DOH) opposed this concurrent resolution.

Your Committee finds that there is a need to streamline the process by which educational and informational materials on hepatitis C are communicated and disseminated to health care providers and others at high risk of exposure. This concurrent resolution is in alignment with the goals and objectives of the DOH, and would reinforce their ongoing efforts.

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.C.R. No. 233 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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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair