STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 80
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.R. No. 80 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
TELEHEALTH WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF WIDESPREAD
TELEHEALTH ADOPTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND IDENTIFY
PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL TO
OPTIMIZE TELEHEALTH UTILIZATION AS THE STATE TRANSITIONS OUT
OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
establishment of a Telehealth Working Group to:
(1) Examine the impact of widespread telehealth adoption
during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic;
(2) Identify public policy initiatives at the federal and
state level to optimize the telehealth utilization as
the State transitions out of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
(3) Submit a report to the Legislature before the Regular
Session of 2025.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Human Services, Grassroot Institute of
Hawaii, and Hawaii Medical Service Association.
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Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department
of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Your Committee finds that the State experienced an increase
in the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your
Committee further finds that although there is some data to
support the safety, efficacy, timeliness, access, and cost
effectiveness of telehealth, the impact of widespread telehealth
adoption in the State is largely unknown. This measure will allow
the State to obtain a full evaluation of the impact of widespread
telehealth adoption in the State on safety, utilization, total
cost of care, and patient and provider satisfaction and greater
insight into existing telehealth challenges and benefits to
determine how best to integrate telehealth into in-person practice
as the State transitions out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying that the Telehealth Working Group's
representative from the Professional and Vocational
Licensing (PVL) Division of the Department of Commerce
and Consumer Affairs is to be appointed by the Licensing
Administrator of the PVL Division or the Licensing
Administrator's designee;
(2) Inserting language to add one representative from health
plans in the State to the Telehealth Working Group; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R.
No. 80, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form
attached hereto as S.R. No. 80, S.D. 1.
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Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Health and Human
Services,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Health and Human Services
HHS
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
HHS O3/2Z/2Z)Z4
SR?C)
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ______________________________________
The Recommendation is:
__ Pass, unamended -^'"Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A. (C)
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (VC)
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett
SHIMABUKURO, Maile S.L.
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL __ -
Recommendation:
Q-^opted LZ] Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signatuje;.^----—^^....^^^^^^^ ,
Distribution; Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised; 12/27/23