THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
            Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
             Senator Randall Iwase, Vice Chair
                  Senator Carol Fukunaga
                   Senator Andrew Levin
                 Senator Whitney Anderson


                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Friday, February 11, 2000
        TIME:    4:00 p.m.
        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 2494  RELATING TO EMPOWERMENT OF THE BLIND       HHS, WAM
        Allows Randolph-Sheppard revolving account to be used
        to hire private attorneys if Attorney General is
        unwilling to provide counsel; requires transfer of
        funds annually.

SB 2930  RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES          HHS, JDC
        Expands subpoena powers of Department of Public
        Safety; amends Schedule II and III; clarifies language
        related to offense of visiting mulitple physicians to
        unlawfully obtain controlled substance prescriptions.

SB 2931  RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES          HHS, JDC
        Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes to be consistent with
        federal listings of Schedule I opiates.

SB 2183  RELATING TO HEALTH CARE                    HHS, JDC
        Makes it a class C feleony to intimidate a health care
        worker.

SB 2184  RELATING TO HOSPITAL VIOLENCE              HHS, JDC
        Requires all hospitals to have security plans and
        provides criteria; requires reporting.

SB 2735  RELATING TO PATIENT SAFETY                 HHS, WAM
        Prohibits unlicensed personnel from performing certain
        acts in hospitals; sets nurse to patient ratios;
        allows waivers.

SB 2655  RELATING TO HEALTH                         HHS, CPN
        Establishes expidited appeal process of managed care
        plan's decisions; establishes standards for medical
        necessity.




 


SB 2254  RELATING TO PRIVACY OF HEALTH CARE 
        INFORMATION                                HHS, JDC
        Requires records of disclosure of health care
        information to be retained for five years.

SB 2375  RELATING TO PRIVACY OF HEALTH CARE 
        INFORMATION                                HHS, JDC
        Allows Office of Information Practices to bring action
        of injunctive relief and related enforcement actions.

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS


        
Persons wishing to testify should submit 20 copies of their
testimony with two holes at the top, to the committee clerk, Room
228, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may
also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate
Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 (toll free for neighbor
islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing,
please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the
date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies
needed for submittal. 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 
586-6130.



____________________________
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Chair