STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1569

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 645, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 645, 709, 710, 711, 712, and 713, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Medical Advisory Board

 

G.M. No. 645

OSCAR DELLINGER, MD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2019;

 

G.M. No. 709

KLEBERT JONES, MD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017;

 

G.M. No. 710

ALAN STEIN, MD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2018;

 

G.M. No. 711

JOHN CORBOY, MD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2018;

 

G.M. No. 712

JUDITH DICKERT, MD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and

 

G.M. No. 713

JUDITH DICKERT, MD,

for a term to expire 6-30-2019,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Oscar Dellinger, MD; Klebert Jones, MD; Alan Stein, MD; John Corboy, MD; and Judith Dickert, MD, to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Medical Advisory Board.

 

OSCAR DELLINGER, MD

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Oscar Dellinger, MD, from the Department of Transportation.

 

     Oscar Dellinger, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer at St. Francis Healthcare of Hawaii, where he directs patient care of hospice patients.  He is also its Medical Director of the Inpatient Care Unit and Central Home Care Team.  His responsibilities include oversight and administration of the medical staff, as well as community outreach and education.  Dr. Dellinger also has extensive experience in Geriatric Medicine.

 

KLEBERT JONES, MD

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Klebert Jones, MD, from the Department of Transportation.

 

     Klebert Jones, MD, is retired from thirty years of practice in psychiatry in Hawaii.  He has experience in every aspect of adult, child, and adolescent mental health in Hawaii.  Dr. Jones feels there is a need to provide an important service on the Medical Advisory Board so that disabled people who need medical clearance may obtain a driver's license.  He believes the disabled deserve a fair evaluation in their pursuit of a driver's license.

 

ALAN STEIN, MD

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Alan Stein, MD, from the Department of Transportation.

 

     Alan Stein, MD, is the Director of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology at The Queen's Medical Center.  Dr. Stein has been a practicing neurologist specializing in epilepsy in Hawaii since 1998.  He has also served as chair of the Professional Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii and president and treasurer of the Hawaii Neurological Society.  He is well versed in the literature regarding driving restrictions and driving risks related to neurological diseases.

 

JOHN CORBOY, MD

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of John Corboy, MD, from the Department of Transportation.

 

     Dr. John Corboy is a former staff ophthalmologist at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group.  He also served as the Surgeon/Director of the Hawaiian Eye Center, and Director of the Hawaiian Eye Surgicenter.  He is currently the president of the Hawaiian Eye Foundation, a non-profit, charitable corporation.

 

JUDITH DICKERT, MD

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Judith Dickert, MD, from the Department of Transportation.

 

     Judith Dickert, MD, holds the rank of Colonel in the Medical Corps, United States Army.  She is Chief of the Department of Medicine and Director of Medical and Critical Care Product Lines at Tripler Army Medical Center (Tripler) in Honolulu.  She is also on the staff of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Service at Tripler, dealing with chronic and acute disease in adults.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

 

 

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair