Requesting the Governor and the Department of Health to explore a military-civilian trauma partnership to strengthen the Hawaii Trauma System.

The bill requests the Governor and the Department of Health to engage with the United States Department of Defense and other federal and military partners to explore establishing a military-civilian trauma partnership to strengthen the Hawaii Trauma System. This includes evaluating opportunities for Tripler Army Medical Center to participate as a receiving trauma center for civilian trauma patients, increasing dedicated funding for uncompensated civilian trauma care, legislative and regulatory changes to allow Tripler Army Medical Center to receive reimbursement for civilian trauma patients.

Requesting the Governor and the Department of Health to explore a military-civilian trauma partnership to strengthen the Hawaii Trauma System.

The bill requests the Governor and the Department of Health to engage with the United States Department of Defense and other federal and military partners to explore establishing a military-civilian trauma partnership to strengthen the Hawaii Trauma System. This includes evaluating opportunities for Tripler Army Medical Center to participate as a receiving trauma center for civilian trauma patients, increasing dedicated funding for uncompensated civilian trauma care, legislative and regulatory changes to allow Tripler Army Medical Center to receive reimbursement for civilian trauma patients.