HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Alex M. Sonson |
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Rep. Heléne H. Hale |
Rep. Chris Halford |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
February 2, 2006 |
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TIME: |
8:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 3017 |
RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Prohibits use of tobacco products by minors. Requires minor to complete tobacco use cessation program for a first offense and to repeat the program and perform community service for any subsequent offenses. Requires issuance of a citation and provides for disposition in the same manner as a traffic infraction. Gives district court jurisdiction over the offense and the offender. |
HLT, JUD |
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HB 2103 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes the Hawaii Health Authority (HHA) to provide health care for all Hawaii citizens. |
HLT, HED, FIN |
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HB 2670 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Creates Hawaii health authority to develop a comprehensive plan to provide universal health care in Hawaii. Appropriates $500,000. Report to 2008 regular session of the legislature. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2162 |
RELATING TO RURAL HEALTH CARE. Establishes the Rural Nursing Program within the University of Hawaii to provide financial assistance to students who commit to serving in rural areas of the state following completion of nursing degree programs. |
HLT, HED, FIN |
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HB 2190 |
RELATING TO RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES. Establishes that certain registered professional nurses shall not have their service retirement allowances reduced for actuarial purposes upon retirement and shall not have their retirement benefits reduced for age after termination of service. |
HLT, LAB, FIN |
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HB 3042 |
RELATING TO TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY CARE. Establishes the emergency physicians services fund to ensure the availability of on-call physicians for trauma and emergency care in the State and establishes dedicated sources of revenue for the fund. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 3142 |
RELATING TO TRAUMA CARE. Requires the distribution of a percentage of disproportionate share of hospital payments to The Queen's medical center on an annual basis to ensure the availability of physicians on-call for trauma care. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1987 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Provides that all patients who have not executed an advance health-care directive or have no surrogate or guardian shall receive basic life support assistance and all other medical care required to prolong the patient's life; requires insurance providers to extend hospice care coverage to patients with not more than two years to live. |
HLT, JUD, FIN |
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HB 3126 |
RELATING TO RAPID IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS. Amends the rapid identification documents law by deleting the requirement that the document be in the form of a bracelet. Allows a lawfully appointed guardian, agent, or surrogate to act on a patient's behalf when directing medical staff to provide comfort care only. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2753 |
RELATING TO MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. Requires inactive mutual benefit societies to dissolve and transfer their assets to the State. |
HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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HB 2811 |
RELATING TO MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. Provides the insurance commissioner with the necessary authority to oversee and regulate the administration of mutual benefit societies. |
HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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HB 2879 |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Makes the health insurance rate regulation law permanent. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2813 |
RELATING TO INSURANCE FOR DISABLED CHILDREN. Requires health insurance policies and similar products that provide coverage for the children of an insured to also provide coverage for the disabled children of the insured. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1898 |
RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS. Imposes a surcharge of $2 on the issuance of a certified copy of birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates for deposit into the DNA registry special fund. |
HLT, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2401 |
RELATING TO ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Repeal optional, exclusionary insurance provision for injuries sustained by insured persons as a result of intoxication from alcohol or narcotics. Appropriates funds to establish the Screening, Briefing, Intervention, Referral, and Treatment program. |
HLT, CPC, FIN |
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HB 3087 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Amends the Procurement Code to allow more efficiency and flexibility for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to purchase health care goods and services. |
HLT, EDB, FIN |
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HB 2415 |
RELATING TO NET INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Establishes a refundable tax credit for food, medical services, and nonprescription drugs. |
HLT, EDB, FIN |
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HB 2819 |
RELATING TO DECABROMODIPHENYLETHER. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of televisions, computers, furniture, mattresses, and mattress pads containing commercial decabromodiphenylether. |
HLT, EEP, CPC |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 25 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 327, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6218.
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________________________________________ Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki Chair |
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