STAND. COM. REP. NO. ~
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 03 , 2023
RE: H.C.R. No. 157
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Labor & Government Operations, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 157 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE AND
ACCEPT THE RIGHT OF A PROVIDER OF SERVICE TO ASSIGN THE RIGHT
TO PARTICIPATE IN A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BILLING DISPUTE TO
A BILLING COMPANY,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Labor and Industrial Relations to continue to recognize and accept
the right of a provider of service to assign the right to
participate in a workers’ compensation billing dispute to a
billing company.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Vintage
Medical and Billing, LLC, Hawaii Injured Workers Association and
one individual.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor & Government Operations that is attached to
this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 157 and recommends its adoption.
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Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Labor & Government
Operations,
SCOT Z. Chair
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature 14 S 14
Record of Votes of the Committee on Labor & Government Operations
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
o 3/2M /0LY
C The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: Pass, unamended (as is) 0 Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
LGO Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. MATAYOSHI, Scot Z. (C)
2. GARRETT, Andrew Takuya (VC)
3. KAPELA, Jeanne
4. MARTINEZ, Rose
5. SAYAMA, Jackson D.
6. TAM, Adrian K.
7. ALCOS III, David
TOTAL (7)
The recommendation is: ~1 Adopted Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Distribution: Original (White) Committee uplicate (Yellow) Chief Clerks Office Duplicate (Pink) HMSO