STAND. COM. REP. N 1883-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

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RE:   H.R. No. 119

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 119, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S TELEHEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF THE CURRENT PRACTICES AND EQUIPMENT OF HAWAII'S TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the JABSOM Telehealth Research Institute (TRI) to form a task force to explore the feasibility of expanding the State's telemedicine system.

 

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

 

(1)         Requesting TRI, rather than the Director of Health, to appoint members to the task force.

 

(2)         Requesting TRI, rather than the Director of Health, to provide administrative, professional, technical and clerical support to the task force.

 

(3)         Including the Hawaii Medical Service Association as a member of the task force.

 

(4)         Making technical, non-substantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 119, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 119, H.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair