SB 145 SD 2

RELATING TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND / INOUYE

Keywords: CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, DEATH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOSPITALS, INDEMNITY AGAINST LIABILITY, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, TRAFFIC SAFETY

Report Title: Anatomical Gifts

Description: Amends Hawaii's Uniform Anatomical Gift Act to: require all acute care hospitals in Hawaii to report to the procurement organization to determine suitability for organ donation; requires the procurement organization and hospital representatives to develop protocols for presenting the option to donate; limits liability of any person who relies in good faith on the document, except for gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct; requires the OPO and hospital representatives to conduct an annual death record review. Allows the voluntary donation of $1 towards an organ and tissue education special fund and specifies allocation to specific education categories. (SD2)

 1-21-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-22-99        S Referred to HHS/JDC, then to WAM                         
 2- 9-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS/JDC on 02-12-99
                  at 1:30 p.m. in conference room 229
 2-12-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-19-99 at 10:30 a.m.        
                  in conference room 229.
 2-19-99        S The committees on HHS/JDC recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-19-99        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Fukunaga, Levin; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Anderson
 2-19-99        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 2-19-99        S Reported from HHS/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 499)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as        
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 2-28-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-02-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun Oakland, D. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 4 Excused:         
                  Senator(s) M. Ige, Iwase, Nakata, Anderson
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 5-99        S 48 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 24.  Noes, none ().  Excused, 1 (M. Ige).
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 64)                  
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committee on HLT, and then referred         
                  jointly to the committees on CPC/JHA, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN referral sheet 26
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.