Report Title:

Enterprise Zones; Call Center

 

Description:

Adds disease management services to list of clients that are served by call center in an enterprise zone. (HB1740 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1740

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

 

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

SECTION 1. The state enterprise zone law offers state, county, and other incentives to certain types of businesses that increase their hiring in the zones selected by the counties and approved by the governor. Enterprise zones are intended to stimulate business and industrial growth in low-income or high unemployment areas to help revitalize those areas.

The purpose of this Act is to expand coverage of the enterprise zone law by including disease management services as a client within the definition of "call center" under section 209E-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

SECTION 2. Section 209E-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

1. By adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read:

""Disease management services" means patient self-management education services, which may include primary prevention, behavioral modification, compliance/surveillance, and routine reporting and feedback including communication with patients, physicians, health plans, or ancillary providers."

2. By amending the definition of "call center" to read:

""Call center" means a business providing service at an establishment in which customer and technical support service for manufacturing companies, disease management services, computer hardware and software companies, credit collection services, product fulfillment services, or disaster management services, are provided by telephone; provided that the business shall not include telemarketing or sales."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.