STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2198

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.C.R. No. 42

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health & Homelessness, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 42 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BLOOD BANK OF HAWAII TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE DEFERRAL FOR INDIVIDUALS PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED TO BE EXPOSED TO CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE AND VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE TO ASSIST WITH THE URGENT DEMAND FOR BLOOD IN THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Blood Bank of Hawaii to expedite the process of removing the deferral for individuals previously considered to be exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 42 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Homelessness,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair