Report Title:

Emergency Medical Services; Island of Hawaii

Description:

Appropriates funds to place emergency mobile urgent care units in the Ocean View and Volcano communities of the island of Hawaii. (HB1975 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1975

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that there is a lack of hospitals and health centers in the southern portion of the island of Hawaii, and residents of the area are particularly vulnerable in the event of a serious medical emergency. The most efficient solution is to provide two emergency mobile urgent care units to be stationed at the fire departments in the communities of Ocean View and Volcano.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to provide the people of the southern portion of the island of Hawaii with access to appropriate emergency and urgent medical care.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $        or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 to be used for two emergency mobile urgent care units to be stationed at the fire departments of the Ocean View and Volcano communities on the island of Hawaii.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the county of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.