STAND. COM. REP. NO. 530

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1021
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.B. No. 1021 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLINICAL LABORATORY
     PERSONNEL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this administration measure is to clarify the
scope of authority of the Department of Health (DOH) to adopt
rules relating to clinical laboratory personnel.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the DOH.

     According to the DOH, this measure facilitates the
administration of the clinical laboratory licensing program and
provides clarity on the categories of licensure.

     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 S.B. No. 1021 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.


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



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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