THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Monday, February 13, 2006

TIME:

2:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HTH/LBR

SB 3283

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Establishes a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database to compile and analyze data on the supply, demand, and distribution of all health care workers by specialty and practice location.

HTH/LBR, WAM

HTH

SB 2082

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Establishes the circumstances under which insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations are required to provide employers with employer-sponsored group health claims experience. Establishes what type of information can be requested and provided.

HTH, CPH

SB 2099

RELATING TO HOMEOPATHY.

Exempts homeopathic practitioners from naturopathic licensing requirements.

HTH, CPH

SB 3231

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE.

Establishes guidelines for licensure of genetic counselors to ensure professional and quality services for public safety and welfare.

HTH, CPH

SB 2232

RELATING TO DECONTAMINATION OF ILLEGAL DRUG MANUFACTURING SITES.

Establishes a program for reporting illegal drug manufacturing laboratories, for proceedings to find them unfit for use, for site decontamination, and for certification of decontamination contractors.

HTH, JHW

SB 2805

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Amends the controlled substances provisions to include provisions for counterfeit substances and imitation controlled substances.

HTH, JHW

SB 3227

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Clarifies the requirements for emergency call-in Schedule II prescriptions, the use of facsimile and telephonic prescriptions, and the appropriate use of narcotics to treat addiction. Creates central fill pharmacies. Allows limited information sharing. Adds new definitions.

HTH, JHW

SB 2370

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Update statutory provision, to include amendments made to the federal Controlled Substances Act.

HTH, JHW

SB 2373

RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

Amends statutory provisions to conform with changes to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act enacted in 2005.

HTH, JHW

SB 2364

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.

HTH, WAM
     

SB 2464

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Requires health insurance companies that offer preferred provider organization plans to pay out-of-network health care providers directly for health care services provided to policy holders.

HTH, CPH

SB 3276

RELATING TO AMBULANCE SERVICES.

Allows director of health to adopt rules to allow emergency ambulance service providers to charge a fee for an emergency ambulance service response during which emergency medical services personnel examine a patient who, ultimately, is not transported to an emergency room for emergency medical care.

HTH, WAM

SB 3146

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to department of health to contract with a government agency or U.S. military branch to provide intra-island only aeromedical roto-wing services for rural Oahu.

HTH, WAM

SB 2508

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts medical services and equipment from the general excise tax.

HTH, WAM
     

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 220, 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 or 1-800-586-6659 (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.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6687

 

 

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Senator Brian Kanno

Chair

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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair