Bill Text: HI HB2349 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Assault; Terroristic Threatening; Emergency Medical Service

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-27 - (H) Act 146, on 5/27/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 363). [HB2349 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB2349-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 33-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2349

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2349, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VIOLENCE AGAINST HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this bill is to expand the class of emergency services providers protected against assault and terroristic threatening by including physicians, physician's assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners providing medical services in an emergency room of a hospital (Protected Providers).

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Specifically including certified registered nurse anesthetists, respiratory therapists, laboratory technicians, radiology technicians, and social workers as Protected Providers;

 

(2)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

 

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2349, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2349, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair		____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair		____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair