STAND. COM. REP. NO.  731-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2169

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2169, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make the name of the Board of Medical Examiners (Board) consistent with names used by most other state boards of medicine by changing the Board's name to the Hawaii Medical Board.

     The Board testified in support of this bill.

     In addition to bringing the Board's name in line with those of other state boards of medicine, this measure will also help eliminate the confusion resulting from the similar names of the Board and the county medical examiner who performs death investigations.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2169, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair