HI SR83

Department of Health requested to convene a Developmental Screening Task Force to review Aloha United Way's Early Childhood Developmental Screening pilot projects on Oahu and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Center on Disability Studies' evaluation of those projects

Task Force to make findings and recommendations for developing an integrated, universal early childhood developmental screening system in Hawaii

Department of Health to submit report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012

Preliminary findings from pilot projects show 21% of screened children require follow-up services, with identified needs for comprehensive outreach and case management components

Certified copies of resolution to be transmitted to the Director of Health, Chairperson of the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and President of Aloha United Way